Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00034:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 682–3597

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
Provisions                                                                        Commencement                                                                                                                                                                        Date/Details
1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table  The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                   18 May 2017
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The later of the following days:                                                                                                                                                    8 September 2017
                                                                                  (a) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent;                                                                                                                               (F2017N00073)
                                                                                  (b) the day the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, done at London on 13 February 2004, comes into force for Australia.  (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
                                                                                  The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Convention comes into force for Australia.
3.  Schedule 2                                                                    The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                   18 May 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.