Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00144:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00144
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 5108–12900

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.                                                                                                                                                                                                  9 December 2008
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
4.  Schedule 2, items 2 and 3                                                     1 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1 July 2009
5.  Schedule 2, items 4 to 23                                                     The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
6.  Schedule 2, item 24                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 March 2009
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                (paragraph (b))
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
7.  Schedule 2, item 25                                                           The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
8.  Schedule 2, item 26                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 March 2009
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                (paragraph (b))
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
9.  Schedule 2, item 27                                                           The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
10.  Schedule 2, item 28                                                          The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 March 2009
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                (paragraph (b))
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 17 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
11.  Schedule 2, items 29 to 86                                                   The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
12.  Schedules 3, 4 and 5                                                         The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
13.  Schedule 6, Part 1                                                           The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 December 2008
14.  Schedule 6, Part 2                                                           1 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1 July 2009
15.  Schedule 7, items 1 to 7                                                     On the day after the