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Current Bills
Bill
Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Bill 2022
Bill No.
81
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 and to make Consequential amendments to various Acts.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 7 Dec 2022 as Act No. 47 of 2022. 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. 3679b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 4233a)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004
Related Committee Activity
Report 139
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 81, Issue 3)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 75 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 20 Sep 2022)
(Message No. 84 from the Legislative Council, dated 30 Nov 2022)
(Message No. 92 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 30 Nov 2022)
(Message No. 37 from the Governor, dated 07 Dec 2022)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
17 Aug 2022
First Reading
17 Aug 2022
Second Reading
17 Aug 2022
Second Reading Agreed
20 Sep 2022
Consideration in Detail
20 Sep 2022
Third Reading
20 Sep 2022
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
21 Sep 2022
First Reading
21 Sep 2022
Second Reading
21 Sep 2022
Second Reading Agreed
16 Nov 2022
Committee of the whole
16 Nov 2022
Amendments adopted
29 Nov 2022
Third Reading
29 Nov 2022
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
29 Nov 2022
3
Consideration of Legislative Council Message
30 Nov 2022
4
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations
21 Sep 2022
1
Legislative Council - Committee Report Tabled
15 Nov 2022
2
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
30 Nov 2022
5
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 81, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 81, Issue 2)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill discharged and referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee as per Standing Order 126(1). 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 139 Tabled 15 November 2022 (TP 1808).