Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05243:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05243
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Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1475–2473

2  Commencement

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (2) If the day on which the first supplementary IAEA agreement is signed on behalf of Australia is a later day than the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the amendments of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 made by this Act commence on that later day.

 (3) The amendment of section 10 of the Passports Act 1938 made by this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (4) In this section:

Agency Agreement has the same meaning as in the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987.

IAEA agreement means an agreement between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency, but does not include:
 (a) the Agency Agreement; or
 (b) an agreement that amends the text of the Agency Agreement.

supplementary IAEA agreement means an IAEA agreement that is additional to the Agency Agreement.