Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00020:section:2
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Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 895–6998

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 41                                                     The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1 July 2008
                                                                                  (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
                                                                                  (b) 1 July 2008.
3.  Schedule 1, item 42                                                           A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1 July 2009
                                                                                  However, if the commencement of the provision(s) is not fixed by a Proclamation published in the Gazette within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) are repealed on the first day after the end of that period.  (see F2009L01781)
4.  Schedule 1, items 43 to 50                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1 July 2008
                                                                                  (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) 1 July 2008.
5. Schedule 1, items 51 and 52                                                    Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                                1 January 2005
6.  Schedule 1, items 53 to 74                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1 July 2008
                                                                                  (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) 1 July 2008.
7.  Schedule 2                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1 July 2008
                                                                                  (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) 1 July 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.