Disability Bill

First readingAssembly

• Introduced by Hon S Garbutt

• First reading passed

  28/02/2006

Second readingAssembly

• Second reading moved

  01/03/2006

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  Under the Government Business Program ageed to by the House 28/03/2006, debate on this bill must be completed by 4.00 pm on Thursday 30/03/2006.

  Debate resumed 29/03/2006 and the Opposition (Mrs Shardey) moved a reasoned amendment; The Nationals (Mr Maughan) moved an amendment to the reasoned amendment. Debate continued 30/03/2006.

• Second reading passed

  30/03/2006

  The reasoned amendment moved by Mrs Shardey, and the amendment moved to it by Mr Maughan, were defeated.

Third readingAssembly

• Third reading moved

  30/03/2006

• Third reading passed

  30/03/2006

First readingCouncil

• Introduced by Mr Gavin Jennings

• First reading passed

  30/03/2006

Second readingCouncil

• Second reading moved

  04/04/2006

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  Bill to be referred to the Legislation Committee at the conclusion of the Second Reading debate. Debate resumed and business was interrupted pursuant to Sessional Order 14 and debate stood adjourned on 05/04/2006. Debate resumed on 06/04/2006.

• Second reading passed

  06/04/2006

  Bill referred to the Legislation Committee on 06/04/2006. Report of the Legislation Committee considered and adopted on 4/05/2006. As the motion to adopt the report was agreed to the amendments recommended by the Committee are deemed to have been made.

Committee of the wholeCouncil

• Date committed

  04/05/2006

• Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended

  04/05/2006

Third readingCouncil

• Third reading moved

  04/05/2006

• Third reading passed

  04/05/2006

  Bill passed with amendments.

• Dealing with Council amendments

  The Legislative Assembly agreed 04/05/2006 to the amendments made by the Legislative Council.

• Royal Assent given

  16/05/2006

• Act number 23/2006