Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon L Neville
- First reading passed
- 26/11/2019
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 27/11/2019
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 27/11/2019
- 05/02/2020
Debate resumed.
- Amendments circulated
- 05/02/2020
The Opposition (Mr Southwick) circulated amendments.
Southwick.pdf(opens in a new window)Southwick.DOCX(opens in a new window)
- Government business program
- 05/02/2020
Under the Government Business Program, debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 06/02/2020.
- Second reading passed
- 06/02/2020
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 06/02/2020
- Third reading passed
- 06/02/2020
- The bill was not amended.
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 06/02/2020
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Jaala Pulford
- First reading passed
- 06/02/2020
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 06/02/2020
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 06/02/2020
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 05/03/2020
- Fiona Patten's Reason Party amendments circulated
- 05/03/2020
- Liberal Democrats Party amendments circulated
- 06/03/2020
- Second reading passed
- 06/03/2020
- Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by Fiona Patten's Reason Party)
- 06/03/2020
The House agreed to a motion moved by Ms Patten, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider amendments and a New Clause to amend the Road Safety Act 1986 to remove a defence to a charge of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by a drug.
- Instruction to Committee of the whole (moved by Liberal Democrats Party)
- 06/03/2020
The House agreed to a motion moved by Mr Quilty, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider a New Clause to amend the Road Safety Act 1986 to provide that certain offences against that Act and the Road Rules do not apply in certain cases where one vehicle is exceeding the speed limit to pass another vehicle.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 06/03/2020
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill not amended
- 06/03/2020
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 06/03/2020
- Third reading passed
- 06/03/2020
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 17/03/2020
- Act number 6/2020