Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon K Wells
- First reading passed
- 28/08/2012
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 30/08/2012
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Under the Government Business Program agreed to by the House 11/09/2012, debate on this bill must be completed by 4:00pm on Thursday 13/09/2012. Debate resumed 13/09/2012 and the Opposition (Mr Holding) circulated amendments.
- Amendments circulated
- Second reading passed
- 13/09/2012
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 13/09/2012
- Third reading passed
- 13/09/2012
- Third reading passed by an absolute majority
Second House: Legislative Council
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Mr Rich-Phillips
- First reading passed
- 13/09/2012
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 13/09/2012
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Debate resumed and Mr Rich-Phillips circulated suggested amendments on 9/10/2012.
- Amendments circulated
- Second reading passed
- 09/10/2012
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 09/10/2012
- Suggested amendments were circulated by Mr Lenders on 9/10/2012.
- Amendments circulated
- Lenders (suggested) 091012.docx(opens in a new window)Lenders (suggested) 091012.pdf(opens in a new window)
Mr Rich-Phillips' suggested amendment nos. 1 to 12 were agreed to. Progress was reported and the Bill returned to the Assembly with a Message suggesting that the Legislative Assembly amend the Bill as listed in the schedule of suggested amendments. The Assembly debated the suggested amendments 09/10/2012 and agreed on 10/10/2012 to make them. The Bill was returned to the Council. The Council further considered the Bill in Committee on 11/10/2012 and agreed to the Bill without further amendment.
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- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 11/10/2012
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 11/10/2012
- Third reading passed
- 11/10/2012
- Third reading passed by an absolute majority
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 16/10/2012
- Act number 58/2012