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Criminal Law Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998
Bill No.
134
Long Title
The purpose of this Bill is to -
amend section 236 of The Criminal Code dealing with the taking of forensic samples; amend Chapter XXXIIIB of The Criminal Code concerning stalking; amend the Sentencing Act 1995 in relation to whole of life sentences; and
make consequential amendments to other Acts..
Status
Assented to 09/25/1998
This Act came into operation on Royal Assent - Royal Assent given 25 Sep 1998 as Act No. 38/98 of 1998
Current Bill
Download the Bill as Introduced
Links
134
Previous Versions of this Bill
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
First Reading
24 Jun 1998
Second Reading
25 Jun 1998
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
08 Sep 1998
Consideration in Detail
08 Sep 1998
Amendments adopted
08 Sep 1998
Third Reading
09 Sep 1998
Legislative Council
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
Introduced
11 Nov 1997
First Reading
11 Nov 1997
Second Reading
11 Nov 1997
1
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
16 Jun 1998
Committee of the whole
16 Jun 1998
Amendments adopted
16 Jun 1998
Third Reading
16 Jun 1998
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Consideration of Legislative Assembly Message
17 Sep 1998
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
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Reinstated to the stage reached in the previous Session
12 Aug 1998
Bill divided into two bills
12 Mar 1998
1
Notes
1. This Bill is part of Criminal Law Amendment Bill 1997 [No. 91-1] which was divided into 2 Bills on 12/03/98. The other Bill is the Criminal Law Amendment Bill (No.2) 1998 [No. 135-1].
2. This Act comes into operation 28 days after Assent.