Our bill: Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement Bill 2013, has passed only through the Legislative Assembly. It is scheduled before the Legislative Council today 23/05/2013
"The third reading stage commences with the Minister or member in charge of the Bill moving that the Bill be now read a third time and, on occasions, making a short third reading speech in support of the Bill (and often, if applicable, thanking members for their support). Other members are then able to make one speech, though this only occurs when the Bill is particularly controversial and/or topical. Debate is not wide ranging and is restricted to the content of the Bill as agreed during the Consideration in Detail/Committee of the Whole House stage. The debate is closed when the Minister or member in charge of the Bill makes his/her speech in reply (this also occurs infrequently), and the final vote on the Bill is taken. If this vote is successful, the Bill has completed its passage through the House. If the Bill originated in that House it is then transmitted to the other House via message, seeking the concurrence of the other House where the same procedure for considering the Bill is undertaken. Amendments made in the Other House If, after receiving a Bill, the other House passes any amendments to the Bill, these amendments are communicated to the originating House by message. The amendments are then considered by the originating House, with the outcome of that consideration being communicated to the second House by message. This process may recur on several occasions, with one House potentially disagreeing to the amendments made by the other House and substituting new amendments, or not insisting on their amendments in order to progress the Bill. Both Houses must agree on the final form of the Bill. To facilitate this outcome, informal negotiations between relevant members/Parties may occur external to the formal Parliamentary process. There also exists a formal process for the Houses to discuss their differences on a particular Bill – this is undertaken by a Conference of Managers, where each House appoints several members as “managers”, with the appointed members from the Houses conferencing to discuss their differing perspectives. The results of these deliberations are reported to each House. In contemporary times, the Conference of Managers has been rarely used. If both Houses disagree as to the final form of a Bill, the Bill is defeated. If the Houses do agree, the Bill is to be sent to the Governor for Royal Assent. Royal Assent by the Governor and Proclamation Once the Bill has passed both Houses of Parliament, it is presented to His Excellency the Governor who, as the representative of the third part of the Parliament, is authorised to grant the Royal Assent on behalf of her Majesty the Queen. The Bill thereupon becomes an Act of Parliament. At this time, the Act is in force, unless there is a specified date (in the Act) when the Act becomes operational or a specific provision in the Act that it comes into operation upon proclamation. A proclamation is a public announcement with statutory authority published in the Government Gazette and made by the Governor in Executive Council. Both Houses are advised by message of the Governor’s Assent of the Bill."
