Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00023:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 685–6516

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.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
2.  Schedule 1, items 1 to 19                                                     The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                 27 May 2008
3.  Schedule 1, items 20 to 25                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                         1 July 2008
                                                                                  However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.  (see F2008L02096)
4.  Schedule 1, items 26 to 34                                                    The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
5.  Schedule 1, item 35                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3.                                                                                                                                                     1 July 2008
6.  Schedule 1, item 36                                                           The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
7.  Schedule 1, item 37                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3.                                                                                                                                                     1 July 2008
8.  Schedule 1, items 38 and 39                                                   The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
9.  Schedule 1, item 39A                                                          At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 3.                                                                                                                                                     1 July 2008
10.  Schedule 1, items 40 to 43                                                   The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
11.  Schedule 1, item 43A                                                         1 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                      1 July 2008
12.  Schedule 1, items 44 to 46                                                   The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008
13.  Schedule 1, item 46A                                                         1 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                      1 July 2008
14.  Schedule 1, items 47 and 48                                                  The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                              26 May 2008

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of 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 contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.