Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00826:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00826
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1295–2358

2  Commencement

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

 (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), if this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

 (3) If Schedule 14 to the Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2001 commences before the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act, Schedule 3 to this Act does not commence.

 (4) Item 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act commences at the same time as item 3 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000.

 (5) Item 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act commences immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Overseas Students) Act 2000.

 (6) Item 3 of Schedule 4 to this Act commences immediately after the commencement of item 12 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998.