Skip to main content
Home
Site map
Accessibility
Contact us
Alerts
Home
Menu
Show/Hide website navigation
The Legislative Assembly meets on 08/04/2025 (11:00 AM)
Assembly sit 08/04/2025
The Legislative Council meets on 08/04/2025 (02:45 PM)
Council sit 08/04/2025
Previous streaming option
Next streaming option
Parliamentary Business
Bills (proposed laws)
WA Acts and Regulations (current Laws)
Hansard (Debates)
Committees
Tabled Papers
Chamber Documents
Parliamentary Questions and Answers
Sitting Calendar
Order of Business
Standing Orders
Watch and listen
Scrutiny of finances (Budget Estimates)
Members
Find your MP
Members of the Legislative Council (Upper House)
President and Office Holders
Upper House Seating Plan
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
Speaker and Office Holders
Lower House Seating Plan
What Members do
Ministers and Shadow Ministers
Members’ biographical register
About Parliament
Legislative Council (Upper House)
Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
Parliamentary Departments
Careers
Get Involved
Find Your MP
Find out what was said in Parliament
Watch and listen
Petitions
e-Petitions
Make a submission
Public hearings
Contact a member
Vote in an election
Lighting of Parliament
Parliamentary Friendship Groups
Former Members Association
What Parliament does
RSS Feeds / Alerts
Visit and Learn
Tours
Education Programs and Resources
Plan your visit
Events and exhibitions
Art in Parliament
Parliamentary History
Parliamentary Library
House and Grounds
How Parliament works
Fact sheets
Site map
Accessibility
Contact us
Alerts
Search this website
Advanced Search
Search
Search this website
Advanced Search
Search
Parliamentary Business
Bills (proposed laws)
WA Acts and Regulations (current Laws)
Hansard (Debates)
Committees
Tabled Papers
Chamber Documents
Parliamentary Questions and Answers
Sitting Calendar
Order of Business
Standing Orders
Watch and listen
Scrutiny of finances (Budget Estimates)
Members
Find your MP
Members of the Legislative Council (Upper House)
President and Office Holders
Upper House Seating Plan
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
Speaker and Office Holders
Lower House Seating Plan
What Members do
Ministers and Shadow Ministers
Members’ biographical register
About Parliament
Legislative Council (Upper House)
Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
Parliamentary Departments
Careers
Get Involved
Find Your MP
Find out what was said in Parliament
Watch and listen
Petitions
e-Petitions
Make a submission
Public hearings
Contact a member
Vote in an election
Lighting of Parliament
Parliamentary Friendship Groups
Former Members Association
What Parliament does
RSS Feeds / Alerts
Visit and Learn
Tours
Education Programs and Resources
Plan your visit
Events and exhibitions
Art in Parliament
Parliamentary History
Parliamentary Library
House and Grounds
How Parliament works
Fact sheets
Bills
Home
Parliamentary Business
Bills
Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2011
Bill No.
259
Synopsis
A Bill seeking to adopt the Commonwealth Business Names Registration Act 2011and the Commonwealth Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011, and refer to the Commonwealth Parliamenmt the power to amend those Acts pursuant to section 51 (xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution.
Status
Assented to 04/10/2012
Royal Assent given 10 Apr 2012 as Act No. 6 of 2012. 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. 1173b)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 10085d)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Related Committee Activity
Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 70
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
LC SNP (SNP NO. 259, Issue 2)
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 205 from the Legislative Council, dated 21 Mar 2012)
(Message No. 3 from the Governor, dated 10 Apr 2012)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
22 Mar 2012
First Reading
22 Mar 2012
Second Reading
22 Mar 2012
Second Reading Agreed
29 Mar 2012
Third Reading
29 Mar 2012
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
30 Nov 2011
First Reading
30 Nov 2011
Second Reading
30 Nov 2011
Second Reading Agreed
20 Mar 2012
Committee of the whole
20 Mar 2012
Amendments adopted
20 Mar 2012
Third Reading
21 Mar 2012
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
Referred to Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review
30 Nov 2011
1
Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report Tabled
06 Mar 2012
2
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
1. Bill referred to the Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review as per Standing Order 230A. 2. Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 70 tabled 6 March 2012 (TP 4281).
Bill259-1.002.002.pdf
Bill 259-2B.pdf
EM-Bill259.pdf
EM-Bill259.002.pdf
LC SNP 259-2.pdf
Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Report No. 70.pdf
LC 205 (2012).pdf
Gov 3 (2012).pdf