Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00075:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00075
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Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 946–4331

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.                                                                                                                                               12 July 2008
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                      27 March 2009
                                                                                  (a) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                          (see Gazette 2009, No. S57)
                                                                                  (b) the day on which Articles 11 and 12 of Chapter 3 of the Singapore‑Australia Free Trade Agreement, as re‑tabled in the House of Representatives on 31 May 2005, come 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.
                                                                                  The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the Articles come into force for Australia.
3.  Schedule 2                                                                    The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                  13 July 2008
4.  Schedules 3 and 4                                                             The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                            9 August 2008

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.