Corrections Amendment Bill
About this bill
This bill includes a suite of amendments to the Corrections Act 2004 designed to improve the ability of the Department of Corrections to safely and humanely manage prisoners, improve prisoner discipline and safety, and ensure the fair treatment of prisoners.
Current status
Royal Assent given 28 October 2019.
Enacted as the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019/57)
Member of Parliament responsible
Bill type
Government bill
Votes
Third reading 22 October 2019
Passed by a majority of 6 votes (63 ayes, 57 noes, 0 abstentions)
Second reading 30 April 2019
Passed by a majority of 6 votes (63 ayes, 57 noes, 0 abstentions)
All data
| Bill type | Government bill |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 52 |
| Ref | 35-2 |
| Introduced | 19 March 2018 |
| First reading | 29 March 2018 |
| Select Committee | Justice Committee |
| Public submissions due | 17 May 2018 |
| Select Committee report back | 27 February 2019 |
| Second reading | 30 April 2019 |
| Committee of the whole House | 16 October 2019 |
| Third reading | 22 October 2019 |
| Royal Assent | 28 October 2019 |
| Enacted as | Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019/57) |
| Divided | No |
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