Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 35255–40916

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 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table  The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    7 April 2009
2.  Sections 3 to 40                                                               A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               26 May 2009
                                                                                   However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 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.                                                                       (see F2009L01818)
3.  Sections 41 to 572                                                             A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sections 41–43, 50–54, 58, 169–281A, 300–327, 332, 333, 334–572: 1 July 2009 (see F2009L02563)
                                                                                   A Proclamation must not specify a day that occurs before the day on which the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                      Sections 44–49, 55–57A, 59–168, 282–299, 328–331, 333A: 1 January 2010 (see F2009L02563)
                                                                                   However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.
4.  Sections 573 to 718                                                            At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           26 May 2009
5.  Sections 719 to 800                                                            A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sections 719–740, 769–800: 1 July 2009 (see F2009L02563)
                                                                                   A Proclamation must not specify a day that occurs before the day on which the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                      Sections 741–768: 1 January 2010 (see F2009L02563)
                                                                                   However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.
6.  Schedule 1                                                                     At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           26 May 2009

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.