CONTROVERSIAL independent MP Geoff Shaw has sided with Labor in a failed bid to change the government's adoption legislation.
Mr Shaw has attacked the government over the bill, especially penalties for parents who contact their adult adopted children against their wishes.
People who do so face fines of more than $8000 under the changes.
Mr Shaw on Thursday voted with the opposition in a failed bid to have the government redraft its bill after further consultation.
He said the government should not meddle with individuals' personal decisions.
"As a father, I miss my kids after a couple of weeks," he told parliament.
"Imagine after 30 years."
Mr Shaw said the bill needed to be changed.
"It's time that we gave a stuff," he said.
After losing the division on its amendment, Labor did not oppose the bill and it passed the lower house without a vote.
Association of Relinquishing Mothers secretary Jo Fraser said the failure to remove the contact vetoes from the legislation was disappointing.
"I just don't know why they don't trust us to do the right thing," she said.
She said adoptees now aged 30 or more could simply refuse contact.
"Why does it have to be a legal document that they sign, for which we can be fined over $8000 for going against, which is the same as being a drunk driver for heaven's sake?" she said.
Coleen Clare, head of support service VANISH, said some adopted people had been told lies about their mothers.
"We would like the opportunity for the truth to be heard even if it is in a quiet letter, but not to have a contact veto that says no contact, no story telling, no understanding.
"The mothers of all people will respect the feelings of their children."
Earlier, manager of opposition business Jacinta Allan said slapping criminal sanctions on parents for wanting to connect with someone they had lost a long time ago was unacceptable.
Mr Shaw quit the Liberal Party in March but agreed to support the government on key issues.
Mr Shaw said he would not rule out a return to the Liberal Party.
"You'd have to ask the people who would welcome me back whether they would. I'm not ruling anything out," he told Fairfax Radio.
Ted Baillieu quit as premier after Mr Shaw moved to the crossbenches, blaming Mr Baillieu's leadership.
Mr Shaw says new premier Denis Napthine is a great communicator and terrific performer in parliament.
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