Victoria · Housing
Protecting Public Assets and Services Bill 2024
Lapsed: Not passed before parliament was prorogued or dissolved, usually for an election. It can be introduced again in the new parliament. What the other terms mean
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 10 Sept 2024
- Latest stage
- 3 Nov 2026
- Introduced by
- Dr Samantha Ratnam
- Stage detail
- Lapsed
What the bill says it does
The purposes of this Act are— (a) to require the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee to review, report on and make recommendations relating to proposed transactions for the privatisation of certain public assets and statutory functions; and (b) to prohibit transactions for the privatisation of certain public assets and statutory functions without the approval of both Houses of the Parliament; and (c) to provide for the termination, on 1 January 2030, of agreements and leases entered into for the purposes of the Public Housing Renewal Program Package 1 Project and the Ground Lease Model 2 Project.
Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.
Official sources
Timeline
First reading passed — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2024
First reading: Statement of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council
11 Sept 2024 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Council
11 Sept 2024 · Source
Bill lapsed — Legislative Council
3 Nov 2026
Status changed from Upper House to Lapsed
Noticed by FOCUp 5 Nov 2026 · Source
Lapsed
Where it sits in the budget
Government function: Housing and homelessness support
- Housing and community amenities$3B spending, 2026-27
- Social protection$9.2B spending, 2026-27
- General public services$12.2B spending, 2026-27
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Try the Victoria budget yourself →Election commitments on the same subject
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