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Bill
Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Bill 2007
Bill No.
200
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990 (WA)by adopting recent changes to the relevant Commonwealth legislation to allow ex-nuptial children in Western Australia to be treated in the same way as nuptial children.
Status
Assented to
This Act came into operation on Royal Assent - Royal Assent given 31 Oct 2007 as Act No. 29 of 2007
Bill History
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Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 4830b)
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Date
Introduced
16 May 2007
First Reading
16 May 2007
Second Reading
16 May 2007
Second Reading Agreed
04 Sep 2007
Third Reading
04 Sep 2007
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
05 Sep 2007
First Reading
05 Sep 2007
Second Reading
05 Sep 2007
Second Reading Agreed
23 Oct 2007
Third Reading
23 Oct 2007
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