Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01240:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01240
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1658–2330

2  Commencement

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (2) Subject to subsection (3), the items in Schedules 1 and 2 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

 (3) If an item in Schedule 1 or 2 does not commence under subsection (2) 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.

 (4) Schedule 5 commences on 1 January 2001.

 (5) Item 2 in Schedule 6 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997.