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Committee Report

The Committee's report on the Bill was tabled on 14 July 2017.  A copy of the Report can be viewed here -Report No. 57, 55^th Parliament, Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Bill 2017.

The second reading debate on the Bill is available here (pages 2959-2973).

Inquiry Timeline

Submissions:                          Closed

Public Briefing:                        Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Public Hearing:                        Monday, 19 June 2017          

Report to Parliament:              Friday, 14 July 2017

Public Briefing

The Department of Justice and Attorney-General briefed the committee on the Bill on Wednesday, 14 June 2017.  The broadcast of the public briefing can be viewed here, and commences at 32.15 minutes of the video.

Public Hearing

A public hearing was held on Monday, 19 June 2017.  The public hearing broadcast can be viewed here.

Referral

On 11 May 2017 the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, introduced the Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Bill 2017.

In accordance with Standing Order 131 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, the Bill was referred to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration. The committee is required to report by Friday, 14 July 2017.

The second reading debate on the Bill is available here (pages 2958-2972).

Submissions

Submissions are now closed.  Published submissions can be viewed under the "View Submissions" tab.

The Bill

The objective of the Bill is to establish a scheme for the expungement, on application, of convictions and charges for particular offences involving homosexual activity.  The scheme applies to convictions or charges that happened before 19 January 1991.