Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Sonya Kilkenny
- First reading passed
- 29 July 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 30 July 2025
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 30 July 2025
- Debate resumed
- 13 Aug 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 13 Aug 2025
The Opposition (Michael O'Brien) moved a reasoned amendment.
Michael O'Brien - reasoned amendment 2025.08.13.docx(opens in a new window)Michael O'Brien - reasoned amendment 2025.08.13.pdf(opens in a new window)
- 14 Aug 2025
Michael O'Brien's reasoned amendment was defeated.
- Government business program
- 12 Aug 2025
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 14/8/2025.
- Second reading passed
- 14 Aug 2025
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 14 Aug 2025
- Third reading passed
- 14 Aug 2025
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 14 Aug 2025
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Enver Erdogan
- First reading passed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 14 Aug 2025
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 14 Aug 2025
- Debate resumed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Australian Greens Party amendments circulated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Legalise Cannabis Party amendments circulated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 26 Aug 2025
The following reasoned amendment moved by Katherine Copsey (Australian Greens Party) to the second reading was debated and defeated.
That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with “the Bill be withdrawn and not reintroduced until the Government commits to changes to the Bill so that it —
- does not exacerbate the risk of human rights abuses; and
- does not result in disproportionate incarceration of vulnerable groups, including women and First Nations peoples, leading to deaths in custody.”.
- Second reading passed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Amendments ruled out of order
- 26 Aug 2025
The President ruled amendments 1, 4, 5 and 6 proposed to be moved during Committee of the whole by Joe McCracken (Opposition) (JMC03C) contravene the same question rule (Standing Order 7.06) as they are the same in substance as amendments proposed in the previous six months.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended
- 27 Aug 2025
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 27 Aug 2025
- Third reading passed
- 27 Aug 2025
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 2 Sep 2025
- Act number 34/2025