Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) The commencement of the items of Schedule 1 to this Act that amend the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 is as follows:
(a) if section 1 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items commence in accordance with subsection (1) of this section;
(b) if section 1 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items never commence.
(4) The commencement of the items of Schedule 1 to this Act that amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 is as follows:
(a) if Part 10 of Schedule 2 to that Act does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items commence, or are taken to have commenced, on the day on which the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 receives the Royal Assent;
(b) if Part 10 of Schedule 2 to that Act commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items never commence.
(5) The commencement of items 143 to 147 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if item 92 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items commence in accordance with subsection (1) of this section;
(b) if item 92 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items never commence.
(6) The commencement of item 155 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if neither:
(i) item 27 of Schedule 12 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 ; nor
(ii) item 28 of Schedule 1 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Act 2001 ;
commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the item commences in accordance with subsection (1) of this section;
(b) if:
(i) item 27 of Schedule 12 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 ; or
(ii) item 28 of Schedule 1 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Act 2001 ;
commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the item never commences.
(7) The commencement of items 157 and 158 and items 160 to 167 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if item 99 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items commence in accordance with subsection (1) of this section;
(b) if item 99 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items never commence.
(8) Item 159 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences on the later of the following times:
(a) the commencement of section 1 of this Act;
(b) immediately after the commencement of:
(i) if item 28 of Schedule 12 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 commences--that item; or
(ii) if item 29 of Schedule 1 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Secret Ballots for Protected Action) Act 2001 commences--that item.
(9) The commencement of items 176 to 200 and item 202 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if item 101 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items commence in accordance with subsection (1) of this section;
(b) if item 101 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations (Registered Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, the items never commence.
(10) The commencement of item 203 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if item 155 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, item 203 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences immediately before the commencement of that item;
(b) if item 155 of Schedule 2 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, item 203 of Schedule 1 to this Act never commences.
(11) The commencement of item 204 of Schedule 1 to this Act is as follows:
(a) if item 6 of Schedule 15 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 does not commence on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, item 204 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences immediately before the commencement of that item;
(b) if item 6 of Schedule 15 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (More Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2001 commences on or before the commencement of section 1 of this Act, item 204 of Schedule 1 to this Act never commences.