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.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 15 December 2014 |
2. Schedule 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
3. Schedule 2, Part 1, Division 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
4. Schedule 2, Part 1, Division 2 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. | 18 April 2015 (F2015L00543) |
4A. Schedule 2, Part 1, Division 2A | The later of: (a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 4; and (b) the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015 . However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 18 April 2015 |
5. Schedule 2, Part 1, Division 3 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
6. Schedule 2, Parts 2 and 3 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
7. Schedule 2, Part 4, Division 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
8. Schedule 2, Part 4, Division 2 | Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 7. | 16 December 2014 |
9. Schedule 2, Part 4, Divisions 3 and 4 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
9A. Schedule 2A | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
10. Schedule 3 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
11. Schedule 4 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. | 18 April 2015 (F2015L00543) |
12. Schedule 5, items 1 and 2 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
13. Schedule 5, item 3 | Immediately after item 4 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015 commences. | Never commenced |
14. Schedule 5, Part 2 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. | 18 April 2015 (F2015L00543) |
15. Schedule 5, item 18 | At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 3. However, if item 3 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015 commences at or before that time, the provisions do not commence at all. | 16 December 2014 |
16. Schedule 5, items 19 to 22 | At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 3. However, if Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Act 2014 commences at or before that time, the provisions do not commence at all. | 16 December 2014 |
17. Schedule 5, item 23 | Immediately after the Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Act 2014 commences. | Never commenced |
18. Schedule 5, item 24 | Immediately after item 3 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Amendment Act 2014 commences. | Never commenced |
19. Schedule 5, item 25 | Immediately after item 5 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Amendment Act 2014 commences. | Never commenced |
20. Schedule 5, item 26 | Immediately after the Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Act 2014 commences. | Never commenced |
21. Schedule 5, item 27 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
22. Schedule 5, items 28 and 29 | At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 3. | 16 December 2014 |
23. Schedules 6 and 7 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2014 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.