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Current Bills
Bill
Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Bill 2017
Bill No.
42
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a scheme to enable certain convictions for historical homosexual offences to be expunged, and to make consequential amendments to the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 18 Sep 2018 as Act No. 20 of 2018. 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. 5213d)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 560b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 42, Issue 1)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 19 from the Governor, dated 08 Nov 2017)
(Message No. 48 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 22 Feb 2018)
(Message No. 44 from the Legislative Council, dated 23 Aug 2018)
(Message No. 81 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 11 Sep 2018)
(Message No. 24 from the Governor, dated 18 Sep 2018)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
01 Nov 2017
First Reading
01 Nov 2017
Second Reading
01 Nov 2017
Second Reading Agreed
22 Feb 2018
Third Reading
22 Feb 2018
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
13 Mar 2018
First Reading
13 Mar 2018
Second Reading
13 Mar 2018
Second Reading Agreed
21 Aug 2018
Committee of the whole
21 Aug 2018
Amendments adopted
23 Aug 2018
Third Reading
23 Aug 2018
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
23 Aug 2018
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
11 Sep 2018
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes