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Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Bill 2017

Bill No.

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

Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 5213d)

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

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

Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)

Comparisons between versions of Bills

Conference of Managers

Notes