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Current Bills
Bill
Custodial Legislation (Officers Discipline) Amendment Bill 2013
Bill No.
47
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to amend - the Prisons Act 1981; and the Young Offenders Act 1994, to: - engender internal and external trust in the corrections system; - reduce difficulties and technical delays currently encountered in removing corrupt or seriously disruptive officers; and - diminish the risk of prison officers and youth custodial officers misusing their special powers.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 3 Dec 2014 as Act No. 29 of 2014. 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
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. 6294c)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 1789b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Standing Committee on Legislation - Report 25
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 47, Issue 4)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 1 from the Governor, dated 25 Feb 2014)
(Message No. 62 from the Legislative Council, dated 25 Nov 2014)
(Message No. 30 from the Governor, dated 03 Dec 2014)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
20 Nov 2013
First Reading
20 Nov 2013
Second Reading
20 Nov 2013
Second Reading Agreed
11 Mar 2014
Consideration in Detail
11 Mar 2014
Third Reading
20 Mar 2014
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
01 Apr 2014
First Reading
01 Apr 2014
Second Reading
01 Apr 2014
Second Reading Agreed
18 Nov 2014
Committee of the whole
18 Nov 2014
Third Reading
25 Nov 2014
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation
09 Sep 2014
1
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
18 Nov 2014
2
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 47, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 47, Issue 2)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 47, Issue 3)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill discharged and referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation. 2. Standing Committee on Legislation Report No. 25 tabled 18 November 2014 (deemed tabled 11 November 2014) (TP 2213).