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Current Bills
Bill
Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020
Bill No.
197
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 18 Aug 2020 as Act No. 31 of 2020. For details refer to the 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
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. 4198b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 4557b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Workers Compensation And Injury Management Act 1981
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 197, Issue 2)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 208 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 11 Aug 2020)
(Message No. 134 from the Legislative Council, dated 12 Aug 2020)
(Message No. 211 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 13 Aug 2020)
(Message No. 32 from the Governor, dated 19 Aug 2020)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
24 Jun 2020
First Reading
24 Jun 2020
Second Reading
24 Jun 2020
Second Reading Agreed
11 Aug 2020
Consideration in Detail
11 Aug 2020
Amendments adopted
11 Aug 2020
Third Reading
11 Aug 2020
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
11 Aug 2020
First Reading
11 Aug 2020
Second Reading
11 Aug 2020
Second Reading Agreed
12 Aug 2020
Committee of the whole
12 Aug 2020
Amendments adopted
12 Aug 2020
Third Reading
12 Aug 2020
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Message sent to the Legislative Assembly with amendments for concurrence.
12 Aug 2020
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
13 Aug 2020
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 197, Issue 1)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes