Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01222:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01222
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1279–3893

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

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                          17 December 2003
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3)         1 January 2004 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, No. S502)
3.   Schedule 2                                                                   A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3)         1 January 2004 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, No. S502)
4.  Schedule 3                                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                    1 January 2004 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, No. S502)
5.  Schedule 4                                                                    The later of:                                                                1 January 2004
                                                                                  (a) at the same time as the provisions covered by table item 4; and
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 2 to this Act.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by 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 is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.

 (2A) A Proclamation under item 4 of the table must not specify a day that occurs before the day on which section 52 of the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Act 2003 of Victoria commences.

 (3) If a provision covered by item 2 or 3 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.