Key details
- Type:
- Government
- Origin:
- Legislative Assembly
- Status:
- Assented on Thu 21 December 1989
- Member with carriage:
- Dowd, John Robert Arthur
- Act number:
- 218 of 1989
- Bill Remarks:
- LA REMARKS: See also Prisons (Serious Offenders Review Board) Amendment Bill; Sentencing (Life Sentences) Amendment Bill. Standing Orders suspended - to allow the bill to be brought in and proceeded with up to and including the Minister's 2nd read speech on motion of Mr Dowd, 30 November 1989. Resolution V&P No 80, Entry No 16, p. 851. Third reading taken forthwith (SO 256). LC REMARKS: Reported 8/12/1989 am. Report Adopted 8/12/1989 am. The Prisons (Serious Offenders Review Board) Amendment Bill and the Sentencing (Life Sentences) Amendment Bill are cognate with this Bill.
Documents
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Text of bill
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 | Dowd, John Robert Arthur |
|---|---|
| Introduced | Thu 30 November 1989 |
| First Reading | Thu 30 November 1989 |
| Second Reading | Thu 07 December 1989 |
| Third Reading | Thu 07 December 1989 |
| Passed and sent to Council for concurrence | Thu 07 December 1989 |
Legislative Council
| Introduced | Thu 07 December 1989 |
|---|---|
| First Reading | Thu 07 December 1989 |
| Second Reading | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Date Committed | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Reported | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Report Adopted | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Third Reading | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Passed without Amendment | Fri 08 December 1989 |
| Returned to Assembly | Fri 08 December 1989 |
Assent information
| LC sent to governor | Wed 21 February 1990 |
|---|---|
| Assented | Thu 21 December 1989 |