Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00363:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00363
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 3101–8352

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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         17 December 2020
2.  Schedule 1, Parts 1 to 3                                                      The earlier of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7 September 2020
                                                                                  (a) a single day to be fixed by Proclamation; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) 7 September 2020.
3.  Schedule 1, items 27 and 28                                                   Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                       Never commenced
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all unless Schedule 2 to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 commences before the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2.
4.  Schedule 1, item 29                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1 September 2021
                                                                                  (a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2; and                                                                                                                                                                               (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021.
                                                                                  However, the provision does not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
5.  Schedule 2                                                                    The earlier of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7 September 2020
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                              (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately before the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2.

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.