Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00730:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00730
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1354–2619

2  Commencement

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (2) Subject to subsection (3), the following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:
 (a) Part 2 of Schedule 1;
 (b) items 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 2.

 (3) If a provision mentioned in subsection (2) does not commence under that subsection within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision commences on the first day after the end of that period.

 (4) Part 1 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 1 June 1999, immediately after the commencement of item 23 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Strengthening of Provisions relating to Character and Conduct) Act 1998.

 (4A) Item 7A of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 16 December 1999, immediately after the commencement of item 11 of Schedule 1 to the Border Protection Legislation Amendment Act 1999.

 (5) Items 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 are taken to have commenced on 1 June 1999.

 (6) Item 10 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced on 1 March 2000, immediately after the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1999.