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[ • ]Member's bill · 2019 · Introduction

Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Bill

20% chance of passing

Where it is in Parliament

Introduction
First Reading
Select Committee
Second Reading
Committee of Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Enacted
What the official record says
This Act is the Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Crimes Act 1961 (the ). In section 204A(1), replace the definition of with: — means the excision, infibulation, or mutilation of the whole or part of the female genitalia of any person; and includes — the partial or total removal of the clitoris, labia majora, labia minora, or prepuce, or any combination of these: the narrowing of the vaginal opening by cutting or repositioning the labia majora or the labia minora, or both: other harmful procedures the female genitalia, such as pricking, piercing, incising, scraping, or cauterising does not include a procedure carried out for cosmetic or enhancement
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