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 2020 |
2. Schedules 1 to 3 | At the same time as Chapter 3 of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Chapter does not commence. | 16 December 2020 |
3. Schedule 4 | The later of: (a) the commencement of Chapter 4 of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 ; and (b) the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 . However, the provisions do not commence at all unless both of the events mentioned in paragraphs ( a) and (b) occur. | 1 September 2021 (paragraph (b) applies) |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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.