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Bill - Statutes Amendment (Recommendations of Independent Inquiry into Child Protection)
Bill Number - 108
Introduced in the House of Assembly
Bill TitleStatutes Amendment (Recommendations of Independent Inquiry into Child Protection) Bill Number120
Introduced in theHouse of Assemblyon16/03/2021
Precis

This Act amends the Bail Act 1985 and the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 to implement two recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Protection undertaken by Paul Rice QC and tabled in the House of Assembly on 16 February 2021. The Bill makes the following two changes:

  • increases the penalty for failing to comply with a direction made by the Chief Executive of the Department for Child Protection; and
  • provides that the presumption in favour of bail does not apply for persons arrested for a breach of directions.

StatusAssented
Procedural NotesIntro under SSO
1st Reading Attorney-General (Hon V A Chapman)on16/03/2021
Second Reading Moved Attorney-General (Hon V A Chapman)on16/03/2021
2nd Reading Debates
DateMember
30/03/2021Ms Hildyard
30/03/2021Ms Luethen
30/03/2021 Attorney-General (Hon V A Chapman)
2nd Reading Date30/03/2021
Adjourned byMs Hildyard
Third Reading Moved Attorney-General (Hon V A Chapman)on30/03/2021
3rd Reading Date30/03/2021
Messages
DateDescription
30/03/2021Transmitting
Received in the Legislative Council
Bill TitleStatutes Amendment (Recommendations of Independent Inquiry into Child Protection) Bill Number108
Received in theLegislative Councilon30/03/2021
StatusPassed HA/LC
Second Reading Moved Treasurer (Hon R I Lucas (MLC))on01/04/2021
2nd Reading Debates
DateMember
06/05/2021Hon E S Bourke (MLC)
06/05/2021Hon C Bonaros (MLC)
06/05/2021 Treasurer (Hon R I Lucas (MLC))
2nd Reading Date06/05/2021
Adjourned byHon I K Hunter (MLC)
Referred to Committee of the Whole on06/05/2021
Clauses
DateConsideration OfClause Number/TitleOutcome
06/05/2021Clause(s)1Agreed to
06/05/2021Clause(s)2-5Agreed to
06/05/2021Title Agreed to
Third Reading Moved Treasurer (Hon R I Lucas (MLC))on06/05/2021
3rd Reading Date06/05/2021
Messages
06/05/2021Message from the Legislative Council - Returning without amendment
25/05/2021Message from the Govenor - Assent
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