Firearms Amendment Bill 2003
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| Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Firearms Act 1973 in order to -
1. Introduce a new circumstance of aggravation and penalty where a person carries an unlicensed firearm and drugs or money; 2. Implement the requirements of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)/ Australian Police Ministers' Council (APMC) resolutions on handguns; 3. Modernise some provisions and penalties of the Act; 4. Remove ambiguity about the lawfulness of playing paintball in Western Australia and provide for the licensing of paintball guns; and
5. Implement the Machinery of Government recommendation to repeal the Firearms Advisory Committee. |
| Status |
Assented to 12/08/2004
Royal Assent given 8 Dec 2004 as Act No. 69 of 2004. 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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| Introduced |
19 Nov 2003 |
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| First Reading |
19 Nov 2003 |
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| Second Reading |
19 Nov 2003 |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
02 Mar 2004 |
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| Consideration in Detail |
04 Mar 2004 |
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| Amendments adopted |
04 Mar 2004 |
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| Third Reading |
11 Mar 2004 |
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| First Reading |
30 Mar 2004 |
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| Second Reading |
30 Mar 2004 |
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| Second Reading Speech |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
11 Nov 2004 |
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| Committee of the whole |
11 Nov 2004 |
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| Amendments adopted |
12 Nov 2004 |
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| Third Reading |
16 Nov 2004 |
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| Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly |
16 Nov 2004 |
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| Pro forma amendments made |
04 Mar 2004 |
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| Referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes. |
30 Mar 2004 |
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| Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled |
22 Jun 2004 |
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| Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly |
26 Nov 2004 |
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Notes
2. Standing Order 230A applies. Reporting time extended to 22 June 2004.
3. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes Report 16 published 22/06/2004.