Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00172:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00172
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 921–3846

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.                                                                                                           4 December 2012
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                         1 January 2013
                                                                                  (a) 1 January 2013; and                                                                                                                               (see Gazette 2013, No. GN1)
                                                                                  (b) the day the Malaysia‑Australia Free Trade Agreement, done at Kuala Lumpur on 22 May 2012, enters into force for Australia.
                                                                                  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.
3.  Schedule 2, item 1                                                            The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                           4 December 2012
4.  Schedule 2, items 2 to 5                                                      Immediately after the time specified in the Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Act 2012 for the commencement of Schedule 1 to that Act.  30 April 2012

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.