Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00120:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00120
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1410–4838

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 this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                     12 September 2012
2.  Schedules 1 and 2                                                             The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                          10 October 2012
3.  Schedule 3                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                   1 March 2013
                                                                                  (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                             (see Gazette 2013, No. GN1)
                                                                                  (b) the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, done at Budapest on 23 November 2001, comes into force for Australia.                                                               (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
                                                                                  The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime comes into force for Australia.
4.  Schedules 4 and 5                                                             The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                          10 October 2012

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.