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. | 22 June 2006 |
2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 16 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
3. Schedule 1, items 17 to 19 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 8 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. | 21 November 2006 ( see F2006L03740) |
4. Schedule 1, item 20 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
5. Schedule 1, items 21 to 23 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 21 November 2006 |
6. Schedule 1, item 24 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
7. Schedule 1, items 25 to 27 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 21 November 2006 |
8. Schedule 1, item 28 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
9. Schedule 1, items 29 to 35 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 21 November 2006 |
10. Schedule 1, item 36 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
11. Schedule 1, items 37 and 38 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 36 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and (b) the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 July 2007 ( see F2007L01653) (paragraph (b) applies) |
12. Schedule 1, items 39 to 91 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
13. Schedule 1, item 92 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 91 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and (b) the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 July 2007 ( see F2007L01653) (paragraph (b) applies) |
14. Schedule 1, items 93 to 114 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
15. Schedule 1, items 115 and 116 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 114 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and (b) the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 July 2007 ( see F2007L01653) (paragraph (b) applies) |
16. Schedule 1, items 117 to 132 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
17. Schedule 1, item 133 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 132 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and (b) the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 July 2007 ( see F2007L01653) (paragraph (b) applies) |
18. Schedule 1, item 134 to 139 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
19. Schedule 2, items 1 to 27 | The day on which the Bill for this Act is introduced into the Parliament. | 8 December 2005 |
20. Schedule 2, item 28 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
21. Schedule 2, item 29 | The day on which the Bill for this Act is introduced into the Parliament. | 8 December 2005 |
22. Schedules 3 and 4 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 June 2006 |
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.