Crimes Amendment Bill
Government bill
19 March 2018
This bill repeals 3 provisions in the Crimes Act 1961. Section 71(2) protects spouses and civil union partners in cases where they would otherwise be an accessory after the fact to an offence. Section 123 contains an offence of blasphemous libel. The bill also repeals the year-and-a-day rule contained in section 162.
Procedural notes
Extended sittings used
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- Introduced on 19 March 2018
- 1st reading on 28 March 2018
- 2nd reading on 12 December 2018
- 3rd reading on 21 February 2019
- Royal assent on 11 March 2019
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 28 March 2018
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
2nd reading
PassedReading date: 12 December 2018
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
3rd reading
PassedReading date: 21 February 2019
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
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