Hansard Reports
14.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 8 June 2015 |
| Oral briefing from Departmental officials to Committee | 10 June 2015 |
| Second Stage | 16 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Extension to Committee Stage | 7 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Departmental officials | 16 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Law Society | 30 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Bar Council and SLCC | 21 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – oral briefing from Departmental officials | 11 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – clause by clause consideration | 25 November 2015 |
| Committee’s report on the Act – Report Number NIA 287/11-16 | 9 December 2015 |
| Consideration Stage | 18 January 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 26 January 2016 |
| Final Stage | 15 February 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 11 April 2016 |
