Key details
- Type:
- Private
- Origin:
- Legislative Assembly
- Status:
- Assented on Wed 02 October 2019
- Member with carriage:
- Mr Alex Greenwich (The Hon. Penny Sharpe)
- Gazette publication:
- Government Gazette No. 117, 04/10/2019, p. 4272
- Act number:
- 11 of 2019
- Bill Remarks:
Upon assent, this bill will be titled Abortion Law Reform Act 2019.
This bill is co-sponsored by the Hon Shelley Hancock MP, Trish Doyle MP, the Hon Brad Hazzard MP, Ryan Park MP, Jenny Leong MP, the Hon Leslie Williams MP, the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC, Alex Greenwich MP, the Hon Trevor Khan MLC, the Hon Abigail Boyd MLC, Jo Haylen MP, Jenny Aitchison MP, Felicity Wilson MP, Greg Piper MP and the Hon Emma Hurst MLC.
Documents
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Text of bill
Previous version(s)
Explanatory notes
Hansard
Hansard includes speeches and debates on the Bill in both Houses.
Second reading speeches
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Amendments
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Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Amendments Agreed To
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 | Mr Alex Greenwich |
|---|---|
| Notice of Motion | Tue 30 July 2019 |
| Introduced | Thu 01 August 2019 |
| First Reading | Thu 01 August 2019 |
| 2R Speech | Thu 01 August 2019 |
| Second Reading | Thu 08 August 2019 |
| Considered in Detail | Thu 08 August 2019 |
| Third Reading | Thu 08 August 2019 |
| Passed with amdts | Thu 08 August 2019 |
Legislative Council
| Introduced by | The Hon. Penny Sharpe |
|---|---|
| Introduced | Tue 20 August 2019 |
| First Reading | Tue 20 August 2019 |
| 2R Speech | Tue 20 August 2019 |
| Second Reading | Wed 21 August 2019 |
| Date Committed | Tue 17 September 2019 |
| Reported with amendments | Wed 25 September 2019 |
| Report Adopted | Wed 25 September 2019 |
| Third Reading | Wed 25 September 2019 |
| Passed with amdts | Wed 25 September 2019 |
| Returned to LA | Wed 25 September 2019 |
Assent information
| Passed parliament | Thu 26 September 2019 |
|---|---|
| LA sent to governor | Fri 27 September 2019 |
| Assented | Wed 02 October 2019 |
Legislation review digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 2 of 2019 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.