31.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act's passage through the Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Committee for Justice – Departmental briefing on contents of the Act | 23 June 2014 |
| Introduction to the Assembly | 30 June 2015 |
| Second Stage debate | 8 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland | 1 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from NIACRO; NIHRC; PSNI; and Ineqe Group | 5 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from the Northern Ireland Ombudsman | 12 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from Lord Morrow MLA; British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Countryside Alliance Ireland and Gun Trade Guild NI; and Basil McCrea MLA | 17 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture officials | 26 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from Department of Justice officials | 3 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Informal Section–by–Section Consideration | 3 and 10 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Oral Evidence from Department of Justice officials | 7 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage – Formal Section–by–Section Consideration | 7 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage – Committee's Report (number NIA 57/11-16) | 14 January 2016 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 10 February 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 1 March 2016 |
| Final Stage | 14 March 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 12 May 2016 |