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 14 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 30 June 2004 |
2. Schedule 1 | 20 March 2004. | 20 March 2004 |
3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 14 | 20 September 2004. | 20 September 2004 |
3A. Schedule 2, item 15 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 30 June 2004 |
3B. Schedule 2, items 16 to 18 | 20 September 2004. | 20 September 2004 |
3C. Schedule 2, items 19 and 20 | The later of: (a) the start of 20 September 2004; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 20 September 2004 (paragraph (a) applies) |
3D. Schedule 2, items 21 to 44 | 20 September 2004. | 20 September 2004 |
4. Schedule 3, items 1 to 13 | 1 January 2005. | 1 January 2005 |
5. Schedule 3, item 14 | The later of: (a) 1 January 2005; and (b) the commencement of item 45 of Schedule 1 to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. | 1 January 2005 (paragraph (a) applies) |
6. Schedule 4 | 1 July 2004. | 1 July 2004 |
7. Schedule 5 | 1 April 2004. | 1 April 2004 |
8. Schedule 6 | At the same time as section 3 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 commences. | 1 July 2004 |
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 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.