Votes · 9 April 2025

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Bill: agreed in principle. The vote on whether a bill should go ahead at all, before its details are considered.The vote on whether a bill should go ahead at all, before its details are considered.

The bill to raise the age at which children can be charged with a crime to 14. It passed its first stage. (plain-English summary, AI draft not yet checked)

Question as recorded: That this bill be agreed to in principle.

Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 14, Noes 7. Not yet checked

LaborACT GreensIndependents for CanberraFiona Carrick IndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (14)

Andrew BraddockACT Greens
Caitlin ToughLabor
Chris SteelLabor
Fiona CarrickFiona Carrick Independent
Jo ClayACT Greens
Laura NuttallACT Greens
Marisa PatersonLabor
Michael PetterssonLabor
Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
Shane RattenburyACT Greens
Suzanne OrrLabor
Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
Tara CheyneLabor
Thomas EmersonIndependents for Canberra

Noes (7)

Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Peter CainCanberra Liberals

Issues this vote is grouped under

Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.

Tougher crime lawsInterpretation under review
Voting No would count (proposed, not yet checked) as for “Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers”. Raising the age means fewer children can be charged, the opposite of a tougher law.

Source

Hansard, 2025-04-09, p. 1093, #the-assembly-voted-2 (ACT Legislative Assembly)

Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election. Members not listed have no recorded vote in this division; that doesn’t mean they abstained.

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