Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 No 94
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Original legislation
Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 No 94 No 94
Assented to 20.11.2008.
Date of commencement, secs 13 and 14 (2) and (3) and Sch 2.4 excepted, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (292) LW 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement of secs 13 and 14 (2) and (3), 1.1.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (292) LW 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, 1.6.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (214) LW 22.5.2015.
Amended by Sch 2.4 to this Act.
Amending legislation
Tobacco Legislation (Closure Orders) Amendment Act 2025 No 51
Assented to 15.09.2025.
Date of commencement, 3.11.2025, sec 2 and 2025 (583) LW 31.10.2025.
Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Act 2024 No 94
Assented to 02.12.2024.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Act (No 2) 2024 No 87
Assented to 02.12.2024.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[1] [9] [10] and [13]–[17], 1.7.2025, sec 2(b) and 2025 (255) LW 6.6.2025.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[2]–[8] [11] and [12], assent, sec 2(a).
Amending legislation
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2025 No 48 No 48
Assented to 15.08.2025.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, assent, sec 2(e).
Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2024 No 22
Assented to 27.05.2024.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2023 No 37
Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 No 32
Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 7, assent, sec 2(1).
Smoke-free Environment Amendment Act 2018 No 13 (SI )
Assented to 18.04.2018.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (243) LW 8.6.2018.
Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017 No 25 (SI )
Assented to 27.06.2017.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 No 22 (SI )
Assented to 01.06.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016 No 55 (SI )
Assented to 25.10.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.25, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).
Regulatory Reform and Other Legislative Repeals Act 2015 No 48 (SI )
Assented to 05.11.2015.
Date of commencement of sec 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 38 (SI )
Assented to 02.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 5 [1] [2] and [6], assent, sec 2 (1).
Date of commencement of Sch 5 [3]–[5] and [7], 1.2.2016, sec 2 (2) (b) and 2016 (13) LW 15.1.2016.
Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment (E-cigarettes) Act 2015 No 16 (SI )
Assented to 30.06.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1] [5] [12] [13] and [24]: 1.12.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (510) LW 28.8.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 [2]–[4] [6]–[11] [14]–[23] and [25], 1.9.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (510) LW 28.8.2015.
Road Transport Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 19 (SI )
Assented to 03.04.2013.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (329) LW 28.6.2013.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 No 42 (SI )
Assented to 21.06.2012.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 No 27 (SI )
Assented to 27.06.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).
Public Health Act 2010 No 127 (SI )
Assented to 07.12.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.9.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (275) LW 29.6.2012.
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No 52 (SI )
Assented to 28.06.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.5, 30.7.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (385) LW 30.7.2010.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009 No 106 (SI )
Assented to 14.12.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).
History notes
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Sec 3 |
Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[1]. |
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Sec 4 |
Am 2010 No 127, Sch 4.18; 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2015 No 38, Sch 5 [2]; 2020 No 32, Sch 7[1]–[3]; 2024 No 22, Sch 9[1]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[1]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[2]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[1]. |
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Sec 5 |
Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.24. Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 6 |
Am 2016 No 38, Sch 5 [3]; 2020 No 32, Sch 7[4]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[2]. Subst 2025 No 51, Sch 1[3]. |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sec 7 |
Am 2016 No 38, Sch 5 [4]; 2020 No 32, Sch 7[4]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[3]. Subst 2025 No 51, Sch 1[4]. |
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Ins 2016 No 38, Sch 5 [5]. Am 2023 No 37, Sch 8[1]. Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[5]. |
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Am 2024 No 87, Sch 1[4]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[6]. |
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Ins 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [5]. Rep 2024 No 94, Sch 4[3]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [9]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[5] [7]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [12]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[12]. |
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Ins 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [13]. Rep 2024 No 94, Sch 4[13]. |
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Sec 16 |
Am 2008 No 94, Sch 2.4; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[5]. |
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Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[6]. |
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Sec 21 |
Am 2020 No 32, Sch 7[5]. |
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Ins 2020 No 32, Sch 7[6]. Am 2023 No 37, Sch 8[2]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [14]–[16]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[7]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[14]–[16]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [17] [18]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[17]–[19]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [19] [20]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[20]–[22]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [21]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [22]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[23]–[25]. |
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Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [23]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[26]. |
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Am 2013 No 19, Sch 4.67 [1]–[3]; 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [24]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[8]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[27]. |
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Am 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [1]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[28]. |
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Part 5, Div 1 |
Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[7]. |
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Ins 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [2]. Rep 2024 No 94, Sch 4[29]. Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[8]. |
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Part 5, Div 2 |
Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 1 |
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Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[9]. |
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Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 3 |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Am 2010 No 52, Sch 3.5; 2015 No 38, Sch 5 [6]. Subst 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [4]. Am 2024 No 94, Sch 4[31]–[37]. Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Ins 2016 No 38, Sch 5 [7]. Am 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [5] [6]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[38] [39]. Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[10] [11]. |
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Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 4 |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 39B |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 39C |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[12] [13]. |
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Sec 39D |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 5 |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 39E |
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Sec 39F |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 39G |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[14]. |
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Sec 39H |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 39I |
Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 2, Subdiv 6 |
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Sec 39J |
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Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[15]. |
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Ins 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 3, heading |
Am 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [3]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[30]. Rep 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 3 |
Rep 2024 No 87, Sch 1[9]. |
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Part 5, Div 4 |
Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[16]. |
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Am 2023 No 37, Sch 8[3]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[10]. Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[16]. |
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Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[16]. |
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Sec 42 |
Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[16]. |
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Rep 2025 No 51, Sch 1[16]. |
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Ins 2024 No 22, Sch 9[2]. |
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Am 2023 No 37, Sch 8[4]–[6]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[40]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[17]. |
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Sec 45A |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[18]. |
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Sec 45B |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[19]. |
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Am 2024 No 87, Sch 1[11] [12]. |
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Sec 49 |
Am 2009 No 106, Sch 4.24. |
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Sec 50 |
Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.62. |
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Part 6A |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6A, Div 1 |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50A |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6A, Div 2 |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6A, Div 4 |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50G |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6A, Div 5 |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50I |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50J |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50K |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50L |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6A, Div 6 |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50M |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Part 6B |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50N |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50O |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50Q |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50S |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50T |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50U |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 50V |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[20]. |
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Sec 53A |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[21]. |
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Sec 54 |
Am 2009 No 106, Sch 4.24; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[13] [14]; 2025 No 51, Sch 1[22]. |
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Sec 56A |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[23]. |
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Sec 56B |
Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[23]. |
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Sec 57 |
Am 2017 No 25, Sch 1.29 [1] [2]. |
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Sec 58 |
Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [25]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.25 [1]–[4]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[15]; 2024 No 94, Sch 4[41]–[44]. |
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Sec 61 |
Subst 2024 No 87, Sch 1[16]. Am 2025 No 51, Sch 1[24]. |
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Sec 62 |
Ins 2024 No 94, Sch 4[45]. |
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Sch 1 |
Am 2018 No 13, Sch 2 [7] [8]; 2024 No 22, Sch 9[3]; 2024 No 87, Sch 1[17] (am 2025 No 48, Sch 2.10); 2025 No 51, Sch 1[25]. |
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Sch 2 |
Am 2011 No 27, Sch 4. Rep 2015 No 48, sec 4. Ins 2025 No 51, Sch 1[26]. |
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The whole Act (except Sch 1) |
Am 2015 No 38, Sch 5 [1] (“Director-General” omitted wherever occurring, “Secretary” inserted instead). |
Public Health (Tobacco) Bill 2008
More information on the passage of this Bill through Parliament, including links to the second reading speech and Legislation Review Committee report, is available via the Bills tab on the Parliament website.
| Introduced (LC): 25 September 2008 | Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable |
| 2nd Reading (LA): 25 September 2008 | |
| Assent: 20 November 2008 |  2008 No 94
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