Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1145–5283

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

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                                                                           17 December 2003
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent                                                        14 January 2004
3.  Schedule 2, items 1 to 15                                                     A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3)                                                           17 June 2004
4.  Schedule 2, items 16 to 19                                                    The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent                                                        14 January 2004
5.  Schedule 2, item 20                                                           At the same time as the provisions covered by item 3 of this table                                                            17 June 2004
6.  Schedule 2, items 21 to 24                                                    At the same time as the provisions covered by item 1 of this table                                                            17 December 2003
7.  Schedule 2, item 25                                                           At the same time as the provisions covered by item 3 of this table                                                            17 June 2004
8.  Schedule 2, items 26 and 27                                                   At the same time as the provisions covered by item 1 of this table                                                            17 December 2003
9.  Schedule 2, item 28                                                           Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001  1 October 2001
10.  Schedule 2, item 29                                                          Immediately after the commencement of the Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001                                       19 April 2001
11.  Schedule 2, items 30 to 42                                                   At the same time as the provisions covered by item 3 of this table                                                            17 June 2004
12.  Schedule 3, item 1                                                           5 October 2001                                                                                                                5 October 2001
13.  Schedule 3, item 2                                                           15 October 2001                                                                                                               15 October 2001

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

 (2) Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.

 (3) If a provision covered by item 3 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.