Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences at 10.45 pm on the first Sunday after a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences:
(a) if the first day after the end of that period is a Sunday--at 10.45 pm on that Sunday; or
(b) otherwise--at 10.45 pm on the first Sunday after the end of that period.