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Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Wed 11 Jun 2025 - Act No 27 of 2025
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Chanthivong, Anoulack (Sharpe, Penny)
Act number: 27/2025
Long Title: An Act to amend the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987, the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 and the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 to require agencies responsible for administering victims registers to notify victims of certain offenders of the existence of the registers and the victim’s eligibility to be registered; and to amend the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 to allow particular personal and health information to be shared between government agencies for keeping victims informed of particular matters.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Chanthivong, Anoulack
Notice of Motion: Tue 6 May 2025
Introduced: Tue 6 May 2025
First Reading: Tue 6 May 2025
2R Speech: Tue 6 May 2025
Second Reading: Thu 15 May 2025
Third Reading: Thu 15 May 2025
Date Passed LA: Thu 15 May 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Sharpe, Penny
Introduced: Tue 27 May 2025
First Reading: Tue 27 May 2025
2R Speech: Tue 27 May 2025
Second Reading: Tue 27 May 2025
Third Reading: Tue 27 May 2025
Date Passed LC: Tue 27 May 2025
Returned to LA: Tue 27 May 2025
  • LC Sent to Governor: Fri 30 May 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Tue 27 May 2025
  • Assented: Wed 11 Jun 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025.pdf XN Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 29 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.