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Sentence Administration Amendment Bill 2017

Bill No.

Synopsis

The purpose of this bill is to amend the Sentence Administration Act 2003 in order to provide that in every case where the Prisoners Review Board considers whether a relevant prisoner should be granted an early release order, then the Board must not make a release order or release recommendation unless satisfied that the prisoner has cooperated with WA Police in the identification of the location of the remains of the victim; or the identification of the last known location of the victim's remains.

Status

Assented to 03/23/2018
Royal Assent given 23 Mar 2018 as Act No. 2 of 2018. 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

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. 169c)

Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 1889a)

Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)

Sentence Administration Act 2003

Related Committee Activity

Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper

LC SNP (SNP NO. 8, Issue 2)

Messages regarding this Bill

Progress

Legislative Assembly

Date

Introduced

17 May 2017

First Reading

17 May 2017

Second Reading

17 May 2017

Second Reading Agreed

27 Jun 2017

Third Reading

27 Jun 2017

Legislative Council

Date

Introduced

28 Jun 2017

First Reading

28 Jun 2017

Second Reading

28 Jun 2017

Second Reading Agreed

13 Mar 2018

Committee of the whole

13 Mar 2018

Amendments adopted

15 Mar 2018

Third Reading

15 Mar 2018

Messages Between Houses

Date

Note No.

Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly

15 Mar 2018

Other Procedures

Date

Note No.

Referred to Standing Committee on Legislation

15 Aug 2017

Legislative Council - Committee Report Tabled

28 Nov 2017

Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly

20 Mar 2018

Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)

LC SNP (SNP NO. 8, Issue 1)

Comparisons between versions of Bills

Conference of Managers

Notes

1. Bill discharged and referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation. 2. Standing Committee on Legislation Report No. 34 Tabled 28 November 2017 (TP 902).