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Criminal Code Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020

Bill No.

177

Synopsis

The purpose of the Bill is to amend The Criminal Code to introduce higher maximum penalties for the offences of serious assault and threats committed in the context of COVID-19.

Status

Assented to
Royal Assent given 3 Apr 2020 as Act No. 8 of 2020. For details refer to the 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. 1856b)

Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 1796b)

Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)

Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913

Related Committee Activity

Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper

Messages regarding this Bill

Progress

Legislative Assembly

Date

Introduced

31 Mar 2020

First Reading

31 Mar 2020

Second Reading

31 Mar 2020

Second Reading Agreed

31 Mar 2020

Third Reading

31 Mar 2020

Legislative Council

Date

Introduced

31 Mar 2020

First Reading

31 Mar 2020

Second Reading

31 Mar 2020

Second Reading Agreed

01 Apr 2020

Third Reading

01 Apr 2020

Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)

Comparisons between versions of Bills

Conference of Managers

Notes

This Bill was introduced and debated forthwith under the Temporary Order relating to COVID-19.