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Current Bills
Bill
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment (Change of Name) Bill 2018
Bill No.
87
Synopsis
The purpose of this is to amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 to improve change of the name processes and minimise exploitation of the current system for fraudulent or criminal activity or other wrongful purposes.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 9 Dec 2020 as Act No. 46 of 2020. 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
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. 4592b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 9186a)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 87, Issue 3)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 105 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 27 Nov 2018)
(Message No. 152 from the Legislative Council, dated 26 Nov 2020)
(Message No. 242 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 04 Dec 2020)
(Message No. 43 from the Governor, dated 09 Dec 2020)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
15 Aug 2018
First Reading
15 Aug 2018
Second Reading
15 Aug 2018
Second Reading Agreed
27 Nov 2018
Consideration in Detail
27 Nov 2018
Third Reading
27 Nov 2018
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
05 Dec 2018
First Reading
05 Dec 2018
Second Reading
05 Dec 2018
Second Reading Agreed
25 Nov 2020
Committee of the whole
25 Nov 2020
Amendments adopted
26 Nov 2020
Third Reading
26 Nov 2020
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
26 Nov 2020
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
04 Dec 2020
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 87, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 87, Issue 2)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes