Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Mary-Anne Thomas
- First reading passed
- 1 Dec 2021
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 2 Dec 2021
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 2 Dec 2021
- Debate resumed.
- 8 Feb 2022
- Amendments circulated
- 8 Feb 2022
The Opposition (Mr Walsh) circulated amendments.
Walsh.pdf(opens in a new window)Walsh.DOCX(opens in a new window)
- Government business program
- 8 Feb 2022
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 10/02/2022.
- Second reading passed
- 10 Feb 2022
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 10 Feb 2022
- Third reading passed
- 10 Feb 2022
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 10 Feb 2022
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Gayle Tierney
- First reading passed
- 10 Feb 2022
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 10 Feb 2022
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 10 Feb 2022
- Debate resumed
- 10 Mar 2022
- Debate continued
- 22 Mar 2022
- Opposition Amendments circulated
- 10 Mar 2022
- Animal Justice Party Amendments circulated
- 22 Mar 2022
- Animal Justice Party reasoned amendment
- 22 Mar 2022
Mr Meddick (Animal Justice Party) moved the following reasoned amendment. This amendment was 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 the Government implements the animal welfare recommendations from the Economy and Infrastructure Committee’s report on the Inquiry into the impact of animal rights activism on Victorian agriculture.”.
- Second reading passed
- 22 Mar 2022
- Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by the Animal Justice Party)
- 22 Mar 2022
The House defeated a motion moved by Mr Meddick, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have power to consider amendments to amend the Livestock Management Amendment (Animal Activism) Bill 2021 to provide for a definition of "animal welfare" and to further provide in relation to the offence of contravening a prescribed biosecurity measure.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 22 Mar 2022
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended
- 22 Mar 2022
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 22 Mar 2022
- Third reading passed
- 22 Mar 2022
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 29 Mar 2022
- Act number 12/2022