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 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 15 December 2010 |
1A. Schedule 1, Part 1A | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2010 |
2. Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 1 | The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 . | start of 1 January 2011 (paragraph (b) applies) |
3. Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 2 | Immediately after a final functional separation undertaking comes into force under Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997 . The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the time when a final functional separation undertaking comes into force under Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997 . |
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4. Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 3 | Immediately after an undertaking comes into force under section 577A of the Telecommunications Act 1997 . The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the time when an undertaking comes into force under section 577A of the Telecommunications Act 1997 . | 6 March 2012 ( see Gazette 2012, No. S23) |
5. Schedule 1, Parts 2 and 3 | The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 . | start of 1 January 2011 (paragraph (b) applies) |
6. Schedule 1, Part 4 | The day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 15 March 2011 |
7. Schedule 1, Part 5 | The day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 15 June 2011 |
8. Schedule 1, Part 5A | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2010 |
9. Schedule 1, Part 6 | The day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 15 March 2011 |
10. Schedule 1, Part 7 | The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 . | start of 1 January 2011 (paragraph (b) applies) |
11. Schedule 1, Part 8 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2010 |
12. Schedule 1, Part 9 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 16 December 2010 |
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.