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Gay conversion therapy banned in Victoria after marathon debate 4.34pm Normal text size Advertisement Gay conversion therapy has been outlawed in Victoria following a marathon debate in the upper house on Thursday. The bill passed the Victorian Parliament 27 votes to nine after a 12-hour sitting in the Legislative Council, where Liberal MPs Bev McArthur and Bernie Finn defied their party’s position and crossed the floor to vote against the government’s legislation. Crossbench MPs Jeff Bourman, Clifford Hayes, Stuart Grimley, Tania Maxwell, David Limbrick, Tim Quilty and Catherine Cumming also voted against the bill. Under the reforms, anyone found trying to suppress or change another person’s sexuality or gender identity faces up to 10 years’ jail or fines of almost $10,000 if it can be proved beyond reasonable doubt that their actions caused serious injury. ....
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The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill makes it illegal to attempt to change or suppress a person s sexual orientation or gender identity, carrying a penalty of 10 years jail or fines up to $10,000. It also gives investigative powers to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) and the ability to refer matters to police. Parliament of Victoria, where the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill passed late on Thursday evening.(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Victorian Parliament s only openly gay MP, Harriet Shing, said the legislation is an important move to recognise the pain and the trauma and the hurt of victims and survivors , ....