Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00085:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00085
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1392–7870

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.                                                                                                                                                              15 September 2008
2.  Schedules 1 and 2                                                             A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                        Schedule 1: 27 October 2008
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 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 F2008L03538)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Schedule 2 (items 1–3,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    12–15, 18–20): 15 February 2009
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (see F2009L00268)
3.  Schedule 3, Part 1                                                            A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                        15 March 2009
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 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.
4.  Schedule 3, Part 2                                                            The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              15 September 2008
5.  Schedule 3, Parts 3 and 4                                                     A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                        15 March 2009
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 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.
6.  Schedule 4                                                                    A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                        Items 1–4, 6(1), (2): 27 October 2008
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 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 F2008L03538
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Items 5, 6(3) and 7: 19 September 2008
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (see F2008L03482)
7.  Schedule 5, items 1A to 16                                                    A day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                        Items 3–5, 14: 7 October 2008
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 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 F2008L03538)
8.  Schedule 5, items 17 and 18                                                   Immediately before the commencement of items 5B and 7 of Schedule 3 to the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007.                                                                    1 July 2007
9.