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 4 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 June 2009 |
2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 10 | Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 25 June 2009 |
3. Schedule 1, item 11 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 June 2009 |
4. Schedule 1, item 12 | Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 25 June 2009 |
5. Schedule 2, Part 1 | Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
6. Schedule 2, item 33 | Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 . | 25 June 2009 |
7. Schedule 2, items 34 to 51 | Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
8. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 . | 1 January 2010 |
9. Schedule 3 | Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 25 June 2009 |
10. Schedule 4 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
11. Schedule 5, items 1 to 30 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
12. Schedule 5, item 31 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 41 of Schedule 2 to the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 5 August 2009 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
13. Schedule 5, items 32 to 64 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
14. Schedule 5, items 65 and 66 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 101 of Schedule 2 to the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 1 July 2009 ( paragraph ( a) applies) |
15. Schedule 5, item 67 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
16. Schedule 5, items 68 and 69 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 3 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 January 2010 |
17. Schedule 5, items 70 to 79 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
18. Schedule 5, item 80 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 68 of Schedule 5; and (b) the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 1 January 2010 ( paragraph ( a) applies) |
19. Schedule 5, item 81 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 70 of Schedule 5; and (b) the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 5 August 2009 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
| 20. Schedule 5, item 82 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of item 72 of Schedule 5; and (b) the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph ( b) does not occur. | 5 August 2009 ( paragraph ( b) applies) |
21. Schedule 5, Part 3 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
22. Schedule 6 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
23. Schedule 7 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
24. Schedule 8, items 1 to 130 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
25. Schedule 8, items 131 and 132 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 33 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
26. Schedule 8, items 133 to 135 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
27. Schedule 8 item 136 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 147 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
28. Schedule 8, items 137 and 138 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
29. Schedule 8, item 139 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 195 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
30. Schedule 8, items 140 to 161 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
31. Schedule 9 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
32. Schedule 10 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
33. Schedule 11 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
34. Schedule 12, items 1 to 3 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
35. Schedule 12, item 4 | The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 ; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Act 2008 . | 14 September 2009 |
36. Schedule 13 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
37. Schedule 14 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
38. Schedule 15 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
39. Schedule 16 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
40. Schedule 17 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
41. Schedule 18 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
42. Schedule 19 | Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 - 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 . | 1 July 2009 |
43. Schedule 20 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 25 June 2009 |
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.