Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Danny Pearson
- First reading passed
- 30 Nov 2021
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 1 Dec 2021
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 1 Dec 2021
- Debate resumed
- 10 Feb 2022
- Reasoned amendment
- 10 Feb 2022
Ms Sheed moved a reasoned amendment.
Sheed - reasoned amendment.pdf(opens in a new window)Sheed - reasoned amendment.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 Jaclyn Symes
- 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
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 10 Mar 2022
- Greens amendments circulated
- 10 Mar 2022
- Government amendments circulated
- 10 Mar 2022
- Second reading passed
- 10 Mar 2022
- Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by the Greens)
- 10 Mar 2022
The House defeated a motion moved by Dr Ratnam, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider an amendment and New Clauses to amend the Electoral Act 2002 to implement optional preferential voting in relation to groups in Council elections and to make related amendments to that Act.
- Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by the Opposition)
- 10 Mar 2022
The House debated and defeated a motion moved by Mr Davis, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider amendments to the Local Government Act 2020 to provide for advertising of hardship provisions under the Local Government Act 1989.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 10 Mar 2022
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 10 Mar 2022
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 10 Mar 2022
- Third reading passed
- 10 Mar 2022
Dealing with Council amendments
- Dealing with Council amendments
- 10 Mar 2022
The Assembly will now consider the amendments made by the Council to this Bill.
- 22 Mar 2022
The Legislative Assembly considered the amendments made by the Legislative Council.
- 22 Mar 2022
The Opposition (Ms McLeish) moved amendments to the Council amendments.
McLeish - amendments to Council amendments.pdf(opens in a new window)McLeish - amendments to Council amendments.docx(opens in a new window)
- 22 Mar 2022
The amendments made by the Council were agreed to. The Opposition amendments to the Council amendments were not agreed to.
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 29 Mar 2022
- Act number 13/2022