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Current Bills
Bill
Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2018
Bill No.
79
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to adopt, for the purposes of section 51 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, certain laws of the Commonwealth insofar as those laws relate to the maintenance of exnuptial children; and to refer the matter of the maintenance of exnuptial children to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of Section 51 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth; and to amend the Family Court Act 1997 and repeal the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990and for related purposes.
Status
Assented to
This Act came into operation on Royal Assent - Royal Assent given 15 May 2019 as Act No. 7 of 2019
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. 3996a)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 9184b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review - Report 121 - Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2018
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 104 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 27 Nov 2018)
(Message No. 82 from the Legislative Council, dated 07 May 2019)
(Message No. 11 from the Governor, dated 15 May 2019)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
27 Jun 2018
First Reading
27 Jun 2018
Second Reading
27 Jun 2018
Second Reading Agreed
27 Nov 2018
Consideration in Detail
27 Nov 2018
Third Reading
27 Nov 2018
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
05 Dec 2018
First Reading
05 Dec 2018
Second Reading
05 Dec 2018
Second Reading Agreed
07 May 2019
Third Reading
07 May 2019
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Second reading not agreed to
05 Dec 2018
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
12 Mar 2019
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill discharged and referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review as per Standing Order 126(1). 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 121 Tabled 12/03/2019 (TP 2455).