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Bill
Children and Community Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2014
Bill No.
84
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Children and Community Services Act 2004 (the Act) to implement the majority of legislative recommendations of the 2012 Report of the Legislative Review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004. The Bill repeals the Parental Support and Responsibility Act 2008 (the PSR Act), Parental Support and Responsibility Regulations 2009 (the PSR Regulations) and Parental Support and Responsibility (Disclosure of Information) Guidelines 2009 (the PSR Guidelines) and consequentially amends the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 and the Young Offenders Act 1994.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 17 Sep 2015 as Act No. 23 of 2015. 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. 6832b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 1600b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Children and Community Services Act 2004
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 99 from the Legislative Council, dated 10 Sep 2015)
(Message No. 35 from the Governor, dated 17 Sep 2015)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
24 Sep 2014
First Reading
24 Sep 2014
Second Reading
24 Sep 2014
Second Reading Agreed
12 Mar 2015
Consideration in Detail
12 Mar 2015
Amendments adopted
12 Mar 2015
Third Reading
17 Mar 2015
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
18 Mar 2015
First Reading
18 Mar 2015
Second Reading
18 Mar 2015
Second Reading Agreed
10 Sep 2015
Third Reading
10 Sep 2015
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
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Conference of Managers
Notes