Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00087:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00087
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1460–5827

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.                                                                                                                                                              20 September 2008
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                         20 March 2009
                                                                                  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 2, Part 1                                                            A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                         20 March 2009
                                                                                  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.
4.  Schedule 2, items 51, 52 and 53                                               The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                     20 March 2009
                                                                                  (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3; and                                                                                                                           (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
5.  Schedule 2, item 54                                                           Immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008.                                                             Does not commence
                                                                                  However, if that Schedule commences before the provision(s) covered by table item 3, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of 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.