(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.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. S ections 1 to 18 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
2. Section 19 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the time when item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 commences. | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
3. Schedule 1, items 1 to 3 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the time when item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 commences . | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
4. Schedule 1, item 4 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 118 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 . | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
5. Schedule 1, item 5 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2003 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
6. Schedule 1, items 6 to 11 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the time when item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 commences. | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
7. Schedule 1, item 12 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 . | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
8. Schedule 1, item 13 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 138 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 . | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
9. Schedule 1, items 14 to 25 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the time when item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 commences. | 19 July 2005 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
10. Schedule 2, items 1 to 3 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
11. Schedule 2, item 4 | 5 January 2003. | 5 January 2003 |
12. Schedule 2, item 5 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
13. Schedule 2, items 6 to 12 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. | 25 September 2004 |
14. Schedule 2, item 13 | The later of: (a) the time when the provision(s) covered by table item 13 commence; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 1 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2003 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 25 September 2004 ( paragraph ( a) applies) |
15. Schedule 2, item 14 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 13. | 25 September 2004 |
16. Schedule 2, item 15 | The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 40 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 . | 22 September
2004 |
17. Schedule 2, items 16 to 26 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
18. Schedule 2, item 27 | Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 . | 10 October 2002 |
19. Schedule 2, items 28 to 31 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
20. Schedule 2, item 32 | Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Act 2002 . | 8 October 2002 |
21. Schedule 2, item 33 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004 commences before, or on the same day as, the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
22. Schedule 2, item 34 | Immediately after the commencement of item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if this Act receives the Royal Assent on a day that is before the day on which item 6 of Schedule 6 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004 commences. | Does not commence |
23. Schedule 2, item 35 | Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 21 or table item 22, whichever of those provision(s) commences. | 25 March 2004 |
24. Schedule 2, item 36 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 March 2004 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.