Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021

Bill

First House: Legislative Assembly

First readingAssembly

Second readingAssembly

Third readingAssembly

  • Third reading moved
    18 Nov 2021
  • Third reading passed
    18 Nov 2021

Second House: Legislative Council

Message received from AssemblyCouncil

  • Message received from Assembly
    18 Nov 2021

First readingCouncil

Second readingCouncil

  • Second reading moved
    19 Nov 2021
  • Debate resumed
    3 Dec 2021
  • Derryn Hinch's Justice Party amendments circulated
    3 Dec 2021
  • Greens amendments circulated
    3 Dec 2021
  • Opposition reasoned amendment
    3 Dec 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
    3 Dec 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    That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with the words “this Bill be withdrawn until the completion of the passage of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 in both Houses of the Australian Parliament.”.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
    3 Dec 2021
  • Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by the Derryn Hinch's Justice Party)
    3 Dec 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 wholeCouncil

  • Date committed
    3 Dec 2021
  • Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended
    3 Dec 2021

Third readingCouncil

  • Third reading moved
    3 Dec 2021
  • Third reading passed
    3 Dec 2021

Royal Assent

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