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 |
Provision(s) | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 12 December 2006 |
2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 606 | A day or days 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. | items 1-604, 606: 19 February 2007 ( see F2007L0411) item 605: 1 January 2007 ( see F2006L04046) |
3. Schedule 1, item 607 | At the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which item 550 of Schedule 1 commences. | 19 February 2012 |
4. Schedule 1, items 608 to 780 | A day or days 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. | items 608-762, 764-780: 19 February 2007 ( see F2007L0411) item 763: 15 January 2007 ( see F2007L00129) |
5. Schedule 1, item 781 | Immediately after the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 of Western Australia starts to apply in the Territory of Christmas Island. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 of Western Australia starts to apply in the Territory of Christmas Island. The notice is not a legislative instrument. | 1 July 2022 |
6. Schedule 1, item 782 | Immediately after the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 of Western Australia starts to apply in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 of Western Australia starts to apply in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The notice is not a legislative instrument. |
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7. Schedule 1, items 783 to 807 | A day or days 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. | 19 February 2007 ( see F2007L0411) |
8. Schedule 1, item 808 | At the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which item 550 of Schedule 1 commences. | 19 February 2012 |
9. Schedule 1, items 809 to 835 | A day or days 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. | 19 February 2007 ( see F2007L0411) |
10. Schedule 1 item 836 | At the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which item 550 of Schedule 1 commences. | 19 February 2012 |
11. Schedule 1, item 837 | A 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. | 1 January 2007 ( see F2006L04046) |
12. Schedule 1 item 838 | At the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which item 550 of Schedule 1 commences. | 19 February 2012 |
13. Schedule 1, items 839 and 840 | A day or days 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. | item 839: 1 January
2007 item 840: 19 February 2007 |
14. Schedule 1, items 841 to 845 | At the end of the period of 5 years beginning on the day on which item 550 of Schedule 1 commences. | 19 February 2012 |
15. Schedule 1, items 846 to 869 | A day or days 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. | items 846-851, 854-869: 19 February 2007 items 852, 853: 1 January 2007 |
16. Schedule 2 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 12 December 2006 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of 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.