Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00852:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00852
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 781–1917

2  Commencement

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act (other than item 5 of Schedule 1) commences on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

 (2) Subject to this section, if a provision of this Act (other than item 5 of Schedule 1) does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

 (3) If item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 commences before items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act, items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act do not commence at all.

 (4) Item 5 of Schedule 1 commences or is taken to have commenced:
 (a) immediately after item 4 of Schedule 1 commences, if that item commences on or after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001; or
 (b) when item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 commences, if that item commences after item 4 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences.