Weapons Bill 1998
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| Long Title |
The Bill, with the exception of s. 65 (4a) of the Police Act 1892, does not seek to replace other legislation but is to provide specific legislation to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase and possession of certain weapons, to control the carriage and possession of certain weapons and to limit the carriage and possession of articles which are intended to be used to injure or disable a person. |
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Assented to 06/16/1999
Royal Assent given 16 Jun 1999 as Act No. 18 of 1999. 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)
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| Legislative Assembly |
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| First Reading |
21 Apr 1999 |
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| Second Reading |
22 Apr 1999 |
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| Second Reading Speech |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
02 Jun 1999 |
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| Third Reading |
02 Jun 1999 |
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| Introduced |
19 Aug 1998 |
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| First Reading |
19 Aug 1998 |
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| Second Reading |
19 Aug 1998 |
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| Second Reading Speech |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
20 Oct 1998 |
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| Committee of the whole |
23 Mar 1999 |
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| Amendments adopted |
24 Mar 1999 |
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| Third Reading |
20 Apr 1999 |
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| Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation |
20 Oct 1998 |
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| Recommitted |
24 Mar 1999 |
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Notes
1. Bill accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.
2. Sections 6,7 and 8 and item 2 of Schedule 1 come into operation on the day 6 months after the day fixed under subsection ( 1) which is the day as is fixed by proclamation. Proclaimed in full on 1 September 1999.
3. Referred to the Legislation Committee and is to report by 11 November 1998.
4. Committee-of-the-whole first reported on 23 March 1999. The Bill was recommitted to the committee-of-the-whole in the Legislative Assembly on 24 March 1999, to consider and agree to further amendments to clauses 8 and 9 proposed by the Attorney-General.