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Bill
COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Bill 2020
Bill No.
199
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the amelioration of problems and impediments arising from the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and facilitate aspects of the economic recovery from the emergency response to the pandemic; and to make related amendments to various Acts; and validate certain actions taken immediately before, during or following the state of emergency declared in relation to the pandemic on 16 March 2020; and for related purposes.
Status
Assented to
This Act came into operation on Royal Assent - Royal Assent given 11 Sep 2020 as Act No. 34 of 2020
Bill History
Download the Bill as Introduced
Download the Bill as passed by originating House
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. 4633b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 5084d)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 199, Issue 3)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 28 from the Governor, dated 11 Aug 2020)
(Message No. 213 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 13 Aug 2020)
(Message No. 137 from the Legislative Council, dated 09 Sep 2020)
(Message No. 219 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 09 Sep 2020)
(Message No. 35 from the Governor, dated 14 Sep 2020)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
11 Aug 2020
First Reading
11 Aug 2020
Second Reading
11 Aug 2020
Second Reading Agreed
13 Aug 2020
Consideration in Detail
13 Aug 2020
Third Reading
13 Aug 2020
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
18 Aug 2020
First Reading
18 Aug 2020
Second Reading
18 Aug 2020
Second Reading Agreed
20 Aug 2020
Committee of the whole
20 Aug 2020
Amendments adopted
08 Sep 2020
Third Reading
08 Sep 2020
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
08 Sep 2020
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
09 Sep 2020
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 199, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 199, Issue 2)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
This Bill was introduced and debated forthwith under the Temporary Order relating to COVID-19.