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Victoria · Employment

Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2026

Assented — as recorded: Passed and Assented toAs recorded by the source: Passed and Assented toNo longer listed as a current bill
Parliament
Parliament of Victoria
Introduced
29 July 2026
Latest stage
1 Sept 2026
Introduced by
Hon Sonya Kilkenny
Stage detail
Passed and Assented to

What the bill says it does

The purpose of this Act is to provide for orders, to be made by the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court, that impose restrictions on persons who engage in unacceptable conduct that is connected to certain workplaces.

Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.

Official sources

Timeline

  1. First reading passed — Legislative Assembly

    29 July 2026

  2. First reading: Statements of compatibility tabled — Legislative Assembly

    30 July 2026 · Source

  3. Second reading moved — Legislative Assembly

    30 July 2026 · Source

  4. Second reading: Government Business Program — Legislative Assembly

    11 Aug 2026

  5. Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Assembly

    13 Aug 2026

  6. Second reading: Amendments circulated — Legislative Assembly

    13 Aug 2026 · Source

  7. Second reading passed — Legislative Assembly

    13 Aug 2026

  8. Third reading moved — Legislative Assembly

    13 Aug 2026

  9. Third reading passed — Legislative Assembly

    13 Aug 2026

  10. Message received from Assembly — Legislative Council

    13 Aug 2026

  11. First reading passed — Legislative Council

    13 Aug 2026

  12. First reading: Statements of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council

    13 Aug 2026 · Source

  13. Second reading moved — Legislative Council

    13 Aug 2026 · Source

  14. Second reading: Opposition amendments circulated — Legislative Council

    26 Aug 2026 · Source

  15. Second reading: Australian Greens Party suggested amendment circulated — Legislative Council

    26 Aug 2026 · Source

  16. Second reading passed — Legislative Council

    27 Aug 2026

  17. Committee of the whole: Date committed — Legislative Council

    27 Aug 2026

  18. Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended — Legislative Council

    27 Aug 2026

  19. Third reading moved — Legislative Council

    27 Aug 2026

  20. Third reading passed — Legislative Council

    27 Aug 2026

  21. Royal Assent given

    1 Sept 2026

  22. Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Council

    Date not published

  23. Act number 35/2026

    Date not published

Where it sits in the budget

Government function: Jobs and workplace programs

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    Source: Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria (legislation.vic.gov.au). Last checked by FOCUp 15 Sept 2026. Read via structured data endpoint. Category assigned by FOCUp's published rules (matched: workplace). About this source