Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 September 2016 |
2. Schedule 1 | 1 July 2018. | 1 July 2018 |
3. Schedule 2 | 1 January 2018. | 1 January 2018 |
4. Schedule 3 | 1 July 2017. | 1 July 2017 |
5. Schedule 4 | The later of: (a) 1 January 2017; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
6. Schedules 5 and 6 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 17 September 2016 |
7. Schedule 7 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. | 1 November 2016 (F2016N00026) |
8. Schedule 8, Part 1 | A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. | 1 January 2017 (F2016N00042) |
9. Schedule 8, Part 2 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 17 September 2016 |
10. Schedule 8, Part 3 | The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 14 October 2016 |
12. Schedule 10 | As follows: (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent before 1 January 2017--1 January 2017; (b) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on or after 1 January 2017--the first 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
13. Schedule 11 | As follows: (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent before 1 January 2017--1 July 2017; (b) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on or after 1 January 2017--the first 1 January or 1 July to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 July 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
14. Schedule 12 | As follows: (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent before 1 January 2017--1 January 2017; (b) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on or after 1 January 2017--the 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
15. Schedule 13 | The later of: (a) 1 January 2017; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
16. Schedule 14 | The first 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 October 2016 |
17. Schedule 15 | The first 1 January or 1 July to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 |
18. Schedule 16 | The later of: (a) 1 January 2017; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
19. Schedule 17 | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 September 2016 |
20. Schedule 18 | The first 1 January or 1 July to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 |
21. Schedule 19 | 1 July 2018. | 1 July 2018 |
23. Schedule 21, Parts 1 to 6 | 20 March 2017. | 20 March 2017 |
24. Schedule 21, Part 7 | 1 July 2017. | 1 July 2017 |
24A. Schedule 21A | 1 July 2016. | 1 July 2016 |
25. Schedules 22 and 23 | The first 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October to occur after the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 October 2016 |
26. Schedule 24 | The later of: (a) 1 January 2017; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 January 2017 (paragraph (a) applies) |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in c olumn 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.