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 May 2006 |
2. Schedules 1 and 2 | 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. | 1 July 2006 ( see F2006L01775) |
3. Schedule 3 | 1 July 2006. | 1 July 2006 |
4. Schedule 4, items 1 to 8 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 May 2006 |
5. Schedule 4, items 9 to 139 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 July 2006 |
6. Schedules 5 to 7 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 July 2006 |
7. Schedule 8, item 1 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, if section 6 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2006 commences before that time, the provision does not commence at all. | 1 July 2006 |
8. Schedule 8, item 2 | The later of: (a) the time that the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and (b) immediately after section 6 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 commences. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 July 2007 (paragraph (b) applies) |
9. Schedule 8, items 3 to 104 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 July 2006 |
10. Schedule 9 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 July 2006 |
11. Schedule 10 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 22 May 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.