Criminal Procedure Bill

This Bill is an omnibus bill that amends the Crimes, Summary Proceedings, District Courts, Juries, and Victims’ Rights Acts, and also provides for the a new Criminal Disclosure Act. The Bill aims to maximise both efficiency and fairness in the criminal justice system.

Bills formerly part of this bill: Crimes Amendment Bill (No 3), Criminal Disclosure Bill, District Courts Amendment Bill (No 5), Juries Amendment Bill, Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 4), Victims' Rights Amendment Bill.

Bill Events

Event	Date		Ayes	Noes	Abstentions
In Committee	20 Mar 2007, 21 Mar 2007 (resumed), 22 Mar 2007 (resumed), 17 Jun 2008 (resumed)	The Committee divided the bill into the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 3), the Criminal Disclosure Bill, the District Courts Amendment Bill (No 5), the Juries Amendment Bill, the Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 4), and the Victims’ Rights Amendment Bill, divided into Crimes Amendment Bill (No 3)| Criminal Disclosure Bill| District Courts Amendment Bill (No 5)| Juries Amendment Bill| Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 4)| Victims' Rights Amendment Billpursuant to Supplementary Order Paper205. Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Second Reading	9 May 2006	Bill read a second time.
SC Reports	29 Jul 2005	The Law and Order Committee reported on this bill.
Submissions Due	4 Aug 2004
First Reading	29 Jun 2004		n/a *	n/a *	n/a *
Introduction	22 Jun 2004

* We don't have voting data from before Nov 2005 in our database at present.