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Standing Committee on Legislation

Legislative Council

Title & summary Status
No inquiries
Report No Title Date tabled Related documents
49 Sports and Entertainment Trust Bill 202312 Mar 2024
48 Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Bill 2020 and amendments made by the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 202025 Nov 2020
47 Electoral Amendment Bill 202012 Nov 2020
46 Correction to Report 45: Agricultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 201923 Sep 2020
45 Agricultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 2019 16 Sep 2020
44 Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 201910 Sep 2020
43 Work Health and Safety Bill 201911 Aug 2020More...
42 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Trial by Judge Alone) Bill 201712 May 2020
41 Ticket Scalping Bill 20185 Sep 2019
40 Human Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Legislation Amendment Bill 201827 Jun 2019
39 Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Amendment Bill 201821 Mar 2019More...
38 Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 201822 Nov 2018
37 Proposed Part 12 of the Strata Titles Amendment Bill 2018 – Termination of Strata Titles Scheme16 Oct 2018
36 Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 201728 Jun 2018
35 Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2017 - Extension of time10 May 2018
34 Sentence Administration Amendment Bill 201728 Nov 2017
33 Pilbara Port Assets (Disposal) Bill 201525 Aug 2016
32 Pilbara Ports Assets (Disposal) Bill 2015 - Extension of time10 May 2016
31 Mining Legislation Amendment Bill 201510 May 2016
30 Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 201510 Nov 2015More...
29 Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Bill 2015 - Extension of Time22 Oct 2015
28 Demise of the Crown13 Aug 2015
27 Inquiry into a Demise of the Crown Statute - Extension of Time23 Apr 2015
26 Taxation Legislation Amendment Bill 201420 Nov 2014More...
25 Custodial Legislation (Officers Discipline) Amendment Bill 201311 Nov 2014More...
24 Taxation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 - Extension of Time23 Oct 2014
23 Custodial Legislation (Officers Discipline) Amendment Bill 2013 - Extension of Time23 Oct 2014
22 Workforce Reform Bill 201310 Mar 2014
21 Workforce Reform Bill 2013 - Extension of Time25 Feb 2014
20 Clauses 11 and 12 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 201319 Nov 2013
19 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill 201212 Sep 2012
18 Local Government Amendment (Regional Subsidiaries) Bill 201029 Sep 2011
17 Annual Report 2009 and 201025 Nov 2010
16 Criminal Investigation Amendment Bill 200921 Oct 2010More...
15 Standardisation of Formatting Bill 200922 Oct 2009
14 Inquiry into the Jurisdiction and Operation of the State Administrative Tribunal20 May 2009More...
13 Annual Report 20089 Dec 2008
12 Surrogacy Bill 20078 May 2008
11 Annual Report 20076 Dec 2007
10 Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Bill 200625 Oct 2007More...
9 Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Bill 200630 Aug 2007
8 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Bill 200526 Jun 2007More...
7 Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Bill 2006, Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006 and Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Rates and Charges Bill 2006 3 Apr 2007
6 Annual Report 20067 Dec 2006
5 Parental Support and Responsibility Bill 20052 Nov 2006
4 Criminal Investigation Bill 2005, Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2005 and Criminal and Found Property Disposal Bill 2005 20 Sep 2006
3 Taxi Amendment Bill 200523 Mar 2006
2 Annual Report 200514 Mar 2006
1 Limitation Bill 2005 and Limitation Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 200515 Sep 2005
Purpose of undertakings

When the Committee finds an issue in delegated legislation, it may request an undertaking from the relevant local government or Minister to fix the issue (for example, by amending the delegated legislation).

A person or body giving an undertaking commits to do certain actions within a certain timeframe, for example to:

  • amend delegated legislation within a certain timeframe (usually 6 months) and not enforce it in the meantime;
  • provide a copy of the undertakings wherever the delegated legislation is publicly available (such as at a local government office or on a website);
  • provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the council of a local government resolved to provide an undertaking.

Giving an undertaking to a Parliamentary Committee is a serious matter. A failure to comply with an undertaking may be reported to the Legislative Council for further action.

Title & summary Status
No proceedings

Change to usual petitions process ahead of the 2025 State election

Parliament will end at some point this year ahead of next year’s State election. (This is called ‘prorogation’.)
When that happens, all petitions under consideration will lapse.
The Committee will not have time to complete its inquiries into all current petitions before then.
We will let principal petitioners know if their petition will be affected.
Lapsed petitions can be tabled again in the new Parliament with just one signature, and the normal process can then recommence.