Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00077:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00077
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1930–5544

2  Commencement
 (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 after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                       24 July 2021
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    At the same time as the Online Safety Act 2021 commences.                                                                                               23 January 2022
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Online Safety Act 2021 does not commence.
3.  Schedule 2, Part 1                                                            At the same time as the Online Safety Act 2021 commences.                                                                                               23 January 2022
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Online Safety Act 2021 does not commence.
4.  Schedule 2, Part 2                                                            The later of:                                                                                                                                           23 January 2022
                                                                                  (a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2; and                                                                   (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021.
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
5.  Schedule 2, Part 3                                                            At the same time as the Online Safety Act 2021 commences.                                                                                               Never commenced
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if:                                                                                                      (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (a) the Online Safety Act 2021 does not commence; or
                                                                                  (b) Schedule 1 to the Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Act 2020 commences before the commencement of the Online Safety Act 2021.