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Current Bills
Bill
Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2015
Bill No.
166
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to create an Act to provide for - the conservation and protection of biodiversity and biodiversity components in Western Australia; and the ecologically sustainable use of biodiversity components in Western Australia; and the repeal of the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and the Sandalwood Act 1929; and consequential amendments to other Acts, and for related purposes.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 21 Sep 2016 as Act No. 24 of 2016. 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. 8905b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 4373b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 116, Issue 4)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 51 from the Governor, dated 16 Feb 2016)
(Message No. 146 from the Legislative Council, dated 08 Sep 2016)
(Message No. 27 from the Governor, dated 21 Sep 2016)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
25 Nov 2015
First Reading
25 Nov 2015
Second Reading
25 Nov 2015
Second Reading Agreed
22 Jun 2016
Consideration in Detail
23 Jun 2016
Amendments adopted
23 Jun 2016
Third Reading
29 Jun 2016
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
30 Jun 2016
First Reading
30 Jun 2016
Second Reading
30 Jun 2016
Second Reading Agreed
18 Aug 2016
Committee of the whole
18 Aug 2016
Amendments adopted
07 Sep 2016
Third Reading
08 Sep 2016
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
08 Sep 2016
1
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
13 Sep 2016
2
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 166, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 166, Issue 2)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 166, Issue 3)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes