Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00436:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00436
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1354–8019

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
Provision(s)                                                                      Commencement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date/Details
1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table  The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         14 September 2006
2.  Schedule 1, items 1 to 50                                                     A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    14 March 2007
                                                                                  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.
3.  Schedule 1, item 51                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                14 March 2007
                                                                                  (a) the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and                                                                                                                                                                                                          (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 2 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
4.  Schedule 1, item 52                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                Does not commence
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 commences before, or at the same time as, the provision(s) covered by table item 2.
5.  Schedule 1, item 53                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                14 March 2007
                                                                                  (a) the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and                                                                                                                                                                                                          (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
6.  Schedule 1, item 54                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                Does not commence
                                                                                  However, this provision does not commence at all if item 18 of Schedule 5 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 commences before, or at the same time as, the provision(s) covered by table item 2.
7.  Schedule 1, items 55 to 57                                                    At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                14 March 2007
8.  Schedule 2, Part 1                                                            Either:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1 July 2007
                                                                                  (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent