This is the last opportunity for Members to speak on the Bill. When the question for the third reading is agreed to, the Clerk again reads the long title of the Bill and it passes to be a proposed law. Unlike most other state legislatures. The Bill for an Act is certified by the Clerk as a true representation of what has passed, and is presented to the Administrator for his assent. On receiving this assent, the Bill becomes an Act.
Most Acts come into force immediately.
In some cases, however, the Act will contain a specific date from which it takes effect. Government Bills normally proceed to Acts. Very few Bills originating from the Opposition or from Independents succeed beyond the second reading stage. These Bills, called Private Members' Bills, usually do not have the support of the government, and hence do not have majority support. They are usually defeated at the second reading, lapse or are withdrawn at that stage.