This Bill was debated along with the Police Complaints Authority Bill, 2006 and the Police Service Bill, 2006. The Bill required a special (two-thirds) majority in both Houses in order to be passed and was passed by a margin of 30 to 0 in the House of Representatives and by a margin of 26 to 0 with 2 abstentions. The Act was proclaimed on 1 January 2007 [Legal Notice 329 of 2006]