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Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2019

Bill

First House: Legislative Assembly

First readingAssembly

Second readingAssembly

  • Second reading moved
    4 June 2019

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    Under the Government Business Program agreed to by the House on 04/06/2019, debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 06/06/2019. Debate resumed 5/06/2019 and the Opposition (Mr Battin) on behalf of the Coalition moved a reasoned amendment.

  • Second reading passed
    6 June 2019
    The reasoned amendment moved by Mr Battin was defeated.

Third readingAssembly

  • Third reading moved
    6 June 2019
  • Third reading passed
    6 June 2019

Second House: Legislative Council

Message received from AssemblyCouncil

  • Message received from Assembly
    6 June 2019

First readingCouncil

Second readingCouncil

  • Second reading moved
    7 June 2019
  • Second reading passed
    18 June 2019
    18 June 2019 - An instruction motion moved by the Opposition (Mr O'Donohue) to give the Committee the power to divide the Bill into two was defeated.

Third readingCouncil

  • Third reading moved
    20 June 2019
  • Third reading passed
    20 June 2019

Royal Assent

  • Royal Assent given
    2 July 2019
  • Act number 20/2019