Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00097:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00097
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 657–3242

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 this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                     2 October 2009
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                   1 January 2010
                                                                                  (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                             (see Gazette 2009, GN48)
                                                                                  (b) the day the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN‑Australia‑New Zealand Free Trade Area, done at Thailand on 27 February 2009, enters into force for Australia.  (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
                                                                                  The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Agreement enters into force for Australia.

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.