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Rail Safety National Law (WA) Bill 2014
Bill No.
85
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to establish the Western Australian component of a national scheme for the regulation of rail safety.
Status
Assented to 09/17/2015
Royal Assent given 17 Sep 2015 as Act No. 21 of 2015. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
)
Bill History
Download the Bill as Introduced
Download the Bill as passed by originating House
Download the Bill as passed for assent
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Assembly
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Council
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 6448b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 8955c)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 85, Issue 3)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 20 from the Governor, dated 17 Sep 2014)
(Message No. 97 from the Legislative Council, dated 20 Aug 2015)
(Message No. 35 from the Governor, dated 17 Sep 2015)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
17 Sep 2014
First Reading
17 Sep 2014
Second Reading
17 Sep 2014
Second Reading Agreed
13 Nov 2014
Consideration in Detail
25 Nov 2014
Third Reading
27 Nov 2014
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
27 Nov 2014
First Reading
27 Nov 2014
Second Reading
27 Nov 2014
Second Reading Agreed
18 Aug 2015
Committee of the whole
18 Aug 2015
Amendments adopted
19 Aug 2015
Third Reading
20 Aug 2015
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
20 Aug 2015
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review
27 Nov 2014
1
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
24 Mar 2015
2
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
08 Sep 2015
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 85, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 85, Issue 2)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review persuant to Standing Order 126(1). 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review report No. 91 tabled 24 March 2015 (TP 2691).
EM 85-1.pdf
Bill85-1SR.pdf
EM85-1.pdf
SNP85-3.pdf
Bill085-2.pdf
Bill085-2.002.pdf
EM 85-1.002.pdf
EM 85-1.003.pdf
LC SNP 85-3.pdf
LC SNP 85-1.pdf
LC SNP 85-2.pdf
Gov 20 (2014).pdf
LC 97 (2015).pdf
Gov 35 (2015).pdf