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 |
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. | 4 December 2008 |
2. Schedule 1 | 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 January 2009 ( see F2008L04609) |
3. Schedule 2, Part 1 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 December 2008 |
3A. Schedule 2, Part 2 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 January 2009 |
3B. Schedule 2, Part 3 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 December 2008 |
3C. Schedule 3 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 January 2009 |
4. Schedule 4, Parts 1 and 2 | 1 July 2008.
| 1 July 2008 |
4A. Schedule 4, Part 3 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 4 December 2008 |
5. Schedule 5 | At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. | 1 January 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.