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Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Sun 2 Mar 2025 - Act No 10 of 2025
Bill Remarks: LA: The House continued to sit after midnight on 20 February. Information on the passing of this bill by both Houses can be found in the Votes and Proceedings for 20 February 2025.
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Daley, Michael (Mookhey, Daniel)
Act number: 10/2025
Long Title: An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 to provide for offences in relation to persons blocking, impeding, hindering or taking certain other actions in relation to persons accessing or leaving places of worship; and to amend the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 to authorise police officers to issue move on directions in relation to apparently genuine demonstrations, protests, processions or organised assemblies occurring in or near places of worship.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Daley, Michael
Notice of Motion: Tue 11 Feb 2025
Introduced: Tue 11 Feb 2025
First Reading: Tue 11 Feb 2025
2R Speech: Tue 11 Feb 2025
Second Reading: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Considered in Detail: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Third Reading: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Date Passed LA: Tue 18 Feb 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Mookhey, Daniel
Introduced: Wed 19 Feb 2025
First Reading: Wed 19 Feb 2025
2R Speech: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Second Reading: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Date Committed: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Reported without amendment: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Report Adopted: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Third Reading: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Date Passed w'out amdt: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Returned to LA: Fri 21 Feb 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Fri 21 Feb 2025
  • Assented: Sun 2 Mar 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025.pdf XN Crimes Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
GRNS - c2025-027B.pdf GRNS - c2025-027B.pdf
IND - c2025-028C.pdf IND - c2025-028C.pdf
Opp - c2025-021D.pdf Opp - c2025-021D.pdf
Legislative Council
LP c2025-040B.pdf LP c2025-040B.pdf
GRNS c2025-029B.pdf GRNS c2025-029B.pdf
GRNS c2025-035B.pdf GRNS c2025-035B.pdf
OPP c2025-021E.pdf OPP c2025-021E.pdf

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 25 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.