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Bill
Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Bill 2022
Bill No.
84
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Emergency Management Act 2005 and the Public Health Act 2016 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 21 Oct 2022 as Act No. 33 of 2022. 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. 4259a)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 4382b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Emergency Management Act 2005
Public Health Act 2016
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 84, Issue 1)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 78 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 21 Sep 2022)
(Message No. 70 from the Legislative Council, dated 19 Oct 2022)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
21 Sep 2022
First Reading
21 Sep 2022
Second Reading
21 Sep 2022
Second Reading Agreed
21 Sep 2022
Consideration in Detail
21 Sep 2022
Third Reading
21 Sep 2022
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
11 Oct 2022
First Reading
11 Oct 2022
Second Reading
11 Oct 2022
Second Reading Agreed
18 Oct 2022
Committee of the whole
18 Oct 2022
Third Reading
19 Oct 2022
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
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