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Bill
High Risk Offenders Bill 2019
Bill No.
137
Synopsis
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the detention in custody or the supervision of persons of a particular class, to repeal the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006 and to make consequential and other amendments to various Acts.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 9 Jul 2020 as Act No. 29 of 2020. 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
Click here for the Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Assembly
Click here for the Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Council
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 4675b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 5349b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Bail Act 1982
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
Criminal Procedure Act 2004
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991
Freedom of Information Act 1992
Sentence Administration Act 2003
Sentencing Act 1995
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 15)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 15 from the Governor, dated 13 Aug 2019)
(Message No. 136 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 13 Aug 2019)
(Message No. 131 from the Legislative Council, dated 25 Jun 2020)
(Message No. 206 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 26 Jun 2020)
(Message No. 27 from the Governor, dated 09 Jul 2020)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
26 Jun 2019
First Reading
26 Jun 2019
Second Reading
26 Jun 2019
Second Reading Agreed
08 Aug 2019
Consideration in Detail
08 Aug 2019
Third Reading
13 Aug 2019
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
13 Aug 2019
First Reading
13 Aug 2019
Second Reading
13 Aug 2019
Second Reading Agreed
17 Sep 2019
Committee of the whole
24 Sep 2019
Amendments adopted
25 Jun 2020
Third Reading
25 Jun 2020
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 1)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 2)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 3)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 4)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 5)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 6)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 7)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 8)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 9)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 10)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 11)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 12)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 13)
LC SNP (SNP NO. 137, Issue 14)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes