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, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
Commencement information | ||
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 | 8 October 2002 |
2. Schedule 1 | A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection ( 3) | 1 September 2003 ( Gazette No. GN31) |
3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 14 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 5 November 2002 |
4. Schedule 2, item 15 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection ( 4) | 8 April 2003 |
5. Schedule 2, items 16 to 56 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 5 November 2002 |
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 is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.
(3) If a provision covered by item 2 of the table does not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(4) If a provision covered by item 4 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.