Denis Napthine secretly helped Geoff Shaw over abortion laws VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine has secretly assisted balance-of-power independent MP Geoff Shaw's bid to overhaul the state's abortion laws, according to a report. The Australian has obtained correspondence between Dr Napthine and Mr Shaw detailing the Premier's advice on how to get the abortion legislation drafted. The Abortion Law Reform Act passed by the former Labor government in 2008 decriminalised abortion in Victoria.