Victims Legislation Amendment (Victims Registers) Bill 2025

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.

Key details

Type:
Government
Origin:
Legislative Assembly
Status:
Assented on Wed 11 June 2025
Introduced by:
Mr Anoulack Chanthivong (The Hon. Penny Sharpe)
Gazette publication:
Government Gazette No.247, 20/06/2025, NSWGovernment Gazette-2025-247-1
Act number:
27 of 2025

Documents

Statements of public interest tabled in the Legislative Council can be found under 'Bill Attachments'.

Hansard

Hansard includes speeches and debates on the Bill in both Houses.

Second reading speeches

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Progress

The tables below show the progress of the Bill through both Houses, including information on assent. If a House is not listed, the Bill did not pass the originating House.

Legislative Assembly

Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly

Introduced by Mr Anoulack Chanthivong
Notice of Motion Tue 06 May 2025
Introduced Tue 06 May 2025
First Reading Tue 06 May 2025
2R Speech Tue 06 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 The Hon. Penny Sharpe
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
Assent information
Passed parliament Tue 27 May 2025
LC sent to governor Fri 30 May 2025
Assented Wed 11 June 2025

Legislation review digest

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

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