Hansard Reports
The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction of Act to the Committee for Social Development | 2 February 2012 |
| Introduction to the Assembly | 2 July 2012 |
| Second Stage | 11 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland | 13 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action | 20 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – Departmental briefing | 27 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of sections 1 – 11 and Schedules 1 and 2 | 4 October 2012 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of proposed amendment to section 9 | 11 October 2012 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of proposed amendment to section 3 | 18 October 2012 |
| Committee’s Report on the Act (Reference NIA 68/11 – 15) | 23 October 2012 |
| Consideration Stage | 20 November 2012 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 3 December 2012 |
| Final Stage | 11 December 2012 |
| Royal Assent | 18 January 2013 |