Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2010 (No 2)

An Act to amend the Adoption Act 2000 to enable couples of the same sex to adopt children and to make related amendments to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and certain other legislation

Key details

Type:
Private
Origin:
Legislative Assembly
Status:
Assented on Wed 15 September 2010
Introduced by:
Moore, Clover (The Hon. Penny Sharpe)
Gazette publication:
Government Gazette No. 117, 24/09/2010, p. 4624
Act number:
66 of 2010

Documents

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Hansard

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

Second reading speeches

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Amendments

Members can lodge amendments to Bills that are considered in their House. If a House is not listed, no amendments were lodged by members in that House. Amendments that are agreed to in one House are sent to the other House for agreement.

Amendments Agreed To

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 Moore, Clover
Introduced Wed 01 September 2010
"Agreement in Principle" Speech Wed 01 September 2010
Agreed to in Principle LA Thu 02 September 2010
Considered in Detail Thu 02 September 2010
Declared by Speaker with amendment Thu 02 September 2010
Legislative Council
Member with carriage The Hon. Penny Sharpe
Introduced Tue 07 September 2010
First Reading Tue 07 September 2010
2R Speech Tue 07 September 2010
Second Reading Wed 08 September 2010
Date Committed Wed 08 September 2010
Reported with amdts Wed 08 September 2010
Report Adopted Wed 08 September 2010
Third Reading Wed 08 September 2010
Passed with amdts Wed 08 September 2010
Returned to LA Wed 08 September 2010
Reported from LA with Amendment Thu 09 September 2010
LC agrees with amendment Thu 09 September 2010
Assent information
Passed parliament Thu 09 September 2010
Assented Wed 15 September 2010

Legislation review digest

See Legislation Review Digest No.11 of 2010 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

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