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 the Act to the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | 6 June 2012 |
| Introduction to the Assembly | 12 June 2012 |
| Second Stage debate | 25 June 2012 |
| Committee Stage – briefing from OFMDFM officials in relation to the consultation process | 26 June 2012 |
| Committee Stage – briefing from the Inquiry Chairperson and inquiry team members | 4 July 2012 |
| Committee Stage- evidence from Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse (SAVIA) | 5 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Contact NI/Nexus/Victim Support, Amnesty International UK and Ciaran McAteer and Co Solicitors | 12 September 2012 |
| Assembly agreement to extension of Committee Stage | 17 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Barnardo’s, Sisters of Nazareth and De La Salle Order | 19 September 2012 |
| Committee Stage – briefing from OFMDFM officials and separately from the Inquiry Chairperson | 26 September 2012 |
| Informal section by section consideration | 10 October 2012 |
| Formal section by section consideration | 17 October 2012 |
| Committee's report on the Act - Report number NIA 79/11-15 | 24 October 2012 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 20 November 2012 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 3 December 2012 |
| Final Stage | 11 December 2012 |
| Royal Assent | 18 January 2013 |
