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Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Bill 2005

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Wed 15 Jun 2005 - Act No 34 of 2005
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Hickey, Kerry (Della Bosca, John)
Act number: 34/2005
Long Title: An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 to make it an offence for a person who owes a duty under Part 2 of that Act to engage in reckless conduct that causes death at a workplace; and to amend the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 to provide for appeals in connection with a conviction for such an offence to the Court of Criminal Appeal.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Hickey, Kerry
Introduced: Fri 27 May 2005
First Reading: Fri 27 May 2005
2R Speech: Fri 27 May 2005
Second Reading: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Date Committed: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Reported without Amendment: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Report Adopted: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Third Reading: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Date Passed LA: Tue 7 Jun 2005
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Della Bosca, John
Notice of Motion: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Introduced: Wed 8 Jun 2005
First Reading: Wed 8 Jun 2005
2R Speech: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Second Reading: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Date Committed: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Reported: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Report Adopted: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Third Reading: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Date Passed with an amdt: Wed 8 Jun 2005
Returned to LA: Wed 8 Jun 2005
LA agrees with amendment: Fri 10 Jun 2005
  • Passed Parliament: Fri 10 Jun 2005
  • Assented: Wed 15 Jun 2005
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Previous Version(s):
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
Ex note Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Bill 2005.pdf Ex note Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace Deaths) Bill 2005.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA A3405.pdf A3405.pdf
2R Speech LC C3405.pdf C3405.pdf

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.7 of 2005 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.