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Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020

Type: Private members
Status: Lapsed on Prorogation, Mon 27 Feb 2023
Bill Remarks: LC: Bill referred to Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education for inquiry and report 5/08/2020
LC: Lapsed on prorogation 27/02/2023
Origin: Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Latham, Mark
Long Title: An Act to amend the Education Act 1990, the Education Standards Authority Act 2013 and the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004 to provide that schools must recognise that parents are primarily responsible for the development and formation of moral and ethical standards and social and political values in their children, including an understanding of personal identity and questions of gender and sexuality and to prohibit schools, teachers, and training courses from teaching gender fluidity, and for other purposes
Lapsed at Prorogation: Mon 27 Feb 2023
Stage at Prorogation: 2R
House at Prorogation: Legislative Council
Progress
Legislative Council
Initially introduced in the Legislative Council
Introduced by: Latham, Mark
Notice of Motion: Tue 4 Aug 2020
Introduced: Wed 5 Aug 2020
First Reading: Wed 5 Aug 2020
2R Speech: Wed 5 Aug 2020
Legislative Assembly
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Previous Version(s):
Not available at this stage.
Explanatory Notes:
XN Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights).pdf XN Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights).pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Not available at this stage.
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 19 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.