Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00008:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00008
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1258–7424

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 this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  25 February 2015
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The start of the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                        25 August 2015
3.  Schedule 2                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                23 January 2017
                                                                                  (a) immediately after the start of the day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                              (F2017N00010)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after Article 31bis of the Agreement on Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights set out in Annex 1C to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, done at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, comes 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 administering the Patents Act 1990 must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the event mentioned in paragraph (b) occurs.
4.  Schedule 3                                                                    The day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                     25 August 2015
5.  Schedule 4                                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    24 February 2017
                                                                                  However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 24 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) are repealed on the day after the end of that period.                                                                  (F2016N00044)
6.  Schedule 5, Part 1                                                            The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            26 February 2015
7.  Schedule 5, item 8                                                            Immediately after the commencement of item 32 of Schedule 6 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012.                                                                                                                                          15 April 2013
8.  Schedule 5, items 9 to 17                                                     A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    25 August 2015
                                                                                  However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.
9.  Schedule 5, item 18                                                           Immediately after the commencement of item 32 of Schedule 6 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012.                                                                                                                                          15 April 2013
10.  Schedule 5, items 19 to 21                                                   A single day to be