Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00762:reg:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00762
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2
Character Range: 2431–5774

2  Commencement
 (1) Each provision of this instrument 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
Provisions                                                                               Commencement                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Date/Details
1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table  The day after this instrument is registered.                                                                                                                                                                                            21 February 2023
2.  Schedule 1                                                                           The later of:
                                                                                         (a) the day after this instrument is registered; and
                                                                                         (b) the day the Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Fiji on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces, done at Nadi on 20 October 2022, comes into force for Australia.
                                                                                         However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement comes into force in Australia.
3.  Schedule 2                                                                           The later of:
                                                                                         (a) the day after this instrument is registered; and
                                                                                         (b) the day the Agreement between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor‑Leste on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces, done at Canberra on 7 September 2022, comes into force for Australia.
                                                                                         However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Agreement comes into force in Australia.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.