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Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019

Bill No.

139

Synopsis

The purpose of this bill is: to provide for and regulate access to voluntary assisted dying; and to establish the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board; and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Status

Assented to
Royal Assent given 19 Dec 2019 as Act No. 27 of 2019. 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

Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 5134a)

Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 7430b)

Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)

Related Committee Activity

Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper

LC SNP (SNP NO. 139, Issue 20)

Messages regarding this Bill

Progress

Legislative Assembly		Date
Introduced		07 Aug 2019
First Reading		07 Aug 2019
Second Reading		07 Aug 2019
Second Reading Agreed		03 Sep 2019
Consideration in Detail		03 Sep 2019
Third Reading		24 Sep 2019

Legislative Council

Date

Introduced

26 Sep 2019

First Reading

26 Sep 2019

Second Reading

26 Sep 2019

Second Reading Agreed

23 Oct 2019

Committee of the whole

23 Oct 2019

Amendments adopted

04 Dec 2019

Third Reading

05 Dec 2019

Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)

Comparisons between versions of Bills

Conference of Managers

Notes