Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Amendment Bill 2005

An Act to amend the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 with respect to inquiries to determine a person’s fitness to be tried for an offence and special hearings and to amend the Mental Health Act 1990 in connection with those matters; and for other purposes.

Key details

Type:
Government
Origin:
Legislative Assembly
Status:
Assented on Wed 07 December 2005
Member with carriage:
Debus, Bob (Tsang, Henry)
Gazette publication:
Government Gazette. No. 157, 16 December 2005, p. 10874.
Act number:
109 of 2005

Documents

Statements of public interest tabled in the Legislative Council can be found under 'Bill Attachments'.

Hansard

Hansard includes speeches and debates on the Bill in both Houses.

Second reading speeches

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Progress

The tables below show the progress of the Bill through both Houses, including information on assent. If a House is not listed, the Bill did not pass the originating House.

Legislative Assembly

Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly

Introduced by Debus, Bob
Notice of Motion Tue 08 November 2005
Introduced Tue 08 November 2005
First Reading Tue 08 November 2005
2R Speech Tue 08 November 2005
Second Reading Wed 16 November 2005
Third Reading Wed 16 November 2005
Date Passed LA Wed 16 November 2005
Legislative Council
Introduced by Della Bosca, John
Introduced Wed 16 November 2005
First Reading Wed 16 November 2005
2R Speech Tue 29 November 2005
Second Reading Tue 29 November 2005
Third Reading Tue 29 November 2005
Passed w'out amdt Tue 29 November 2005
Returned to LA Tue 29 November 2005
Assent information
Passed parliament Tue 29 November 2005
LA sent to governor Wed 07 December 2005
Assented Wed 07 December 2005

Legislation review digest

See Legislation Review Digest No.14 of 2005 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

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