New South Wales · Environment
Water Management Legislation Amendment (Stronger Enforcement and Penalties) Bill 2025
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- Parliament
- Parliament of New South Wales
- Introduced
- 26 June 2025
- Latest stage
- 25 Nov 2025
What the bill says it does
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Timeline
First Reading — Legislative Council
26 June 2025 · Source
Second Reading Speech — Legislative Council
26 June 2025 · Source
Second Reading Debate — Legislative Council
9 Sept 2025 · Source
In Committee — Legislative Council
11 Sept 2025 · Source
Adoption of Report — Legislative Council
11 Sept 2025 · Source
Third Reading — Legislative Council
11 Sept 2025 · Source
First Reading — Legislative Assembly
16 Sept 2025 · Source
Second Reading Speech — Legislative Assembly
12 Nov 2025 · Source
Second Reading Debate — Legislative Assembly
12 Nov 2025 · Source
Consideration In Detail — Legislative Assembly
12 Nov 2025 · Source
Second Reading Debate — Legislative Assembly
13 Nov 2025 · Source
Third Reading — Legislative Assembly
13 Nov 2025 · Source
Returned — Legislative Council
13 Nov 2025 · Source
Assent — Legislative Assembly
21 Nov 2025 · Source
Assent — Legislative Council
25 Nov 2025 · Source
Where it sits in the budget
Government function: Environmental protection and climate programs
- Environmental protection$2.2B spending, 2026-27
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