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Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021

Bill

First House: Legislative Assembly

First reading
Assembly

Second reading
Assembly

Third reading
Assembly

  • Third reading moved
    18/11/2021
  • Third reading passed
    18/11/2021

Second House: Legislative Council

Message received from Assembly
Council

  • Message received from Assembly
    18/11/2021

First reading
Council

Second reading
Council

  • Second reading moved
    19/11/2021

    Click Here to View the Second Reading SpeechExternal Link

  • Debate resumed
    03/12/2021
  • Derryn Hinch's Justice Party amendments circulated
    03/12/2021
    Maxwell - TM22C.DOCX
    docx 31.29 KB
    Maxwell - TM22C.pdf
    pdf 260.88 KB

  • Greens amendments circulated
    03/12/2021
    Ratnam - SR77C.DOCX
    docx 33.47 KB
    Ratnam - SR77C.pdf
    pdf 320.9 KB

  • Opposition reasoned amendment
    03/12/2021

    Dr Bach (Opposition) moved the following reasoned amendment. This was debated and defeated.

    That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with the words “this House refuses to read this Bill a second time until there has been more time to consult with affected stakeholders.”.

  • Dr Cumming reasoned amendment
    03/12/2021

    Dr Cumming moved the following reasoned amendment. This was debated and defeated.

    That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with the words “this Bill be withdrawn until the completion of the passage of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 in both Houses of the Australian Parliament.”.

  • Second reading passed
    03/12/2021
  • Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by the Derryn Hinch's Justice Party)
    03/12/2021

    The House agreed to a motion moved by Ms Maxwell, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider amendments to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to provide for the Commission to review the programs and practices of any government department, public authority, State owned enterprise or municipal council on request of either House of the Parliament, or a Minister, and to disclose reports of documents relating to the review if it is in the public interest.

Committee of the whole
Council

  • Date committed
    03/12/2021
  • Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended
    03/12/2021

Third reading
Council

  • Third reading moved
    03/12/2021
  • Third reading passed
    03/12/2021

Royal Assent

  • Royal Assent given
    14/12/2021
  • Act number 56/2021