Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00891:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00891
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 2363–8003

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.                                                                                                                                                  15 December 2010
1A.  Schedule 1, Part 1A                                                          The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                            16 December 2010
2.  Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 1                                                The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                start of 1 January 2011
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                       (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010.
3.  Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 2                                                Immediately after a final functional separation undertaking comes into force under Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997.
                                                                                  The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the time when a final functional separation undertaking comes into force under Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997.
4.  Schedule 1, Part 1, Division 3                                                Immediately after an undertaking comes into force under section 577A of the Telecommunications Act 1997.                                                                                     6 March 2012 (see Gazette 2012, No. S23)
                                                                                  The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the time when an undertaking comes into force under section 577A of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
5.  Schedule 1, Parts 2 and 3                                                     The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                start of 1 January 2011
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                       (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010.
6.  Schedule 1, Part 4                                                            The day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                     15 March 2011
7.  Schedule 1, Part 5                                                            The day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                     15 June 2011
8.  Schedule 1, Part 5A                                                           The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                            16 December 2010
9.  Schedule 1, Part 6                                                            The day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                     15 March 2011
10.  Schedule 1, Part 7                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                start of 1 January 2011
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal