COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2020

First readingAssembly

• Introduced by Hon Jill Hennessy

• First reading passed

  17 Sep 2020

• Statement of compatibility tabled

  17 Sep 2020

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Second readingAssembly

• Second reading moved

  17 Sep 2020

  The Bill was second read immediately in accordance with Standing Order 61(3)(b).

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• 18 Sep 2020

  Debate resumed.

• Amendments circulated

  18 Sep 2020

  The Greens (Dr Read) circulated amendments.

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• Government business program

  17 Sep 2020

  Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Friday 18/09/2020.

• Second reading passed

  18 Sep 2020

  The bill was not amended.

Third readingAssembly

• Third reading passed

  18 Sep 2020

Message received from AssemblyCouncil

• Message received from Assembly

  13 Oct 2020

First readingCouncil

• Introduced by Hon Jaclyn Symes

• First reading passed

  13 Oct 2020

• Statement of compatibility tabled

  13 Oct 2020

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Second readingCouncil

• Second reading moved

  13 Oct 2020

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• Government amendments circulated

  13 Oct 2020

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• Opposition amendments circulated

  13 Oct 2020

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• Second reading passed

  13 Oct 2020

Committee of the wholeCouncil

• Date committed

  13 Oct 2020

• Amendments agreed to

  14 Oct 2020

  The Government amendments were agreed to.

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• Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended

  14 Oct 2020

Third readingCouncil

• Third reading moved

  14 Oct 2020

• Third reading passed

  14 Oct 2020

• The Legislative Assembly agreed to the amendments made by the Legislative Council

  14 Oct 2020

• Clerk of the Parliaments Correction

  15 Oct 2020

  The Clerk of the Parliaments corrected a typographical error in clause 16, page 12, line 31, as inserted by the Council’s amendment agreed to by the Assembly, which inserts new subsection (1A)(f) into the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, inserting a double quotation mark and a third full stop at the end of the new subsection, as follows:

  (f) a health service provider.”.”.

• Royal Assent given

  20 Oct 2020

• Act number 27/2020