Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Jacinta Allan
- First reading passed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 18 Mar 2025
- Government business program
- 18 Mar 2025
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 18/03/2025.
- Debate resumed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 18 Mar 2025
The Greens (Gabrielle de Vietri) moved a reasoned amendment.
Gabrielle de Vietri - reasoned amendment.pdf(opens in a new window)Gabrielle de Vietri - reasoned amendment.docx(opens in a new window)Gabrielle de Vietri's reasoned amendment was defeated.
- Second reading passed
- 18 Mar 2025
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 18 Mar 2025
- Third reading passed
- 18 Mar 2025
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 18 Mar 2025
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Enver Erdogan
- First reading passed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 18 Mar 2025
The Bill was treated as an urgent bill pursuant to Standing Order 14.35
- Debate resumed
19/03/2025
20/03/2025
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 19 Mar 2025
- Australian Greens Party amendments circulated
- 20 Mar 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 20 Mar 2025
The following reasoned amendment moved by Katherine Copsey (Australian Greens Party) was debated and defeated.
That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with “this House refuses to read this Bill a second time until the Government engages in meaningful and comprehensive consultations to address the concerns of expert human rights, legal and First Nations stakeholders.”.
- Second reading passed
- 20 Mar 2025
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 20 Mar 2025
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 20 Mar 2025
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 20 Mar 2025
- Third reading passed
- 20 Mar 2025
Dealing with Council amendments
- Dealing with Council amendments
- 20 Mar 2025
The Assembly will now consider the amendments made by the Council.
- 20 Mar 2025
Legislative Assembly consideration started 20/03/2025.
- 21 Mar 2025
The Legislative Assembly agreed to the amendments made by the Legislative Council.
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 25 Mar 2025
- Act number 8/2025