Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00117:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00117
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1223–4923

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 this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                             26 August 2015
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The later of the following days:                                                                                                                                                        27 August 2015
                                                                                  (a) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent;
                                                                                  (b) the day after the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015 receives the Royal Assent.
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
3.  Schedule 2                                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                               29 October 2015
                                                                                  However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day Schedule 1 to this Act commences, they commence on the day after the end of that period.  (F2015L01667)
4.  Schedule 3                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                           5 March 2016
                                                                                  (a) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to this Act; and                                                                                                                   (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015.
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

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.