Children (Detention Centres) Amendment Act 1999 No 68

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
30 November 1999 30 November 1999

Children (Detention Centres) Amendment Act 1999 No 68

Assented to 30.11.1999.

Date of commencement, 18.2.2000, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 18.2.2000, p 1061.

The proclamation appointed 11.2.2000 as the date of commencement. Pursuant to sec 23 (5) of the Interpretation Act 1987, the proclamation does not fail merely because it was not published in the Gazette until after the day appointed in the proclamation, but sec 23 (5) provides, in that event, for the Act to commence on the day on which the proclamation was published in the Gazette..

Children (Detention Centres) Amendment Bill 1999

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Government Bill
Introduced LC: 10 November 1999 PDF icon Bill (and Explanatory note)

Passed LC: 16 November 1999
Introduced LA for concurrence: 16 November 1999
Passed by both Houses: 24 November 1999 pm
Assent date: 30 November 1999 PDF icon 1999 No 68