Western Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995 - SECT 151

151 .         Review of amendments made by Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020

        (1)         The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of the amendments made to this Act by the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 , and prepare a report based on the review, as soon as practicable after the 3 ^rd anniversary of the day on which the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 section 13 comes into operation.

        (2)         The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after it is prepared, but not later than 12 months after the 3 ^rd anniversary.

        (3)         The Minister must transmit a copy of the report to the Clerk of a House of Parliament if —

            (a)         the report has been prepared; and

            (b)         the Minister is of the opinion that the House will not sit during the period of 21 days after the finalisation of the report.

        (4)         A copy of the report transmitted to the Clerk of a House is taken to have been laid before that House.

        (5)         The laying of a copy of a report that is taken to have occurred under subsection (4) must be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after the receipt of the copy by the Clerk.

        [Section 151 inserted: No. 30 of 2020 s. 31.]