Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00141:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00141
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1161–6960

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.                                                                                                                                                                   12 December 2005
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                   12 December 2005
3.  Schedule 2, Part 1                                                            The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                   12 December 2005
4.  Schedule 2, item 26                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                          Does not commence
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006.
                                                                                  However, if item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006 does not commence at or before the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
5.  Schedule 2, item 27                                                           The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                   12 December 2005
                                                                                  However, if item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006 commences at or before the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
6.  Schedule 2, items 28 to 31                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                          6 October 2006
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                                              (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 11 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
7.  Schedule 2, item 32                                                           Immediately before the commencement of item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006.                                                                                                                6 October 2006
                                                                                  However, if item 16 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2006 commences at or before the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
8.  Schedule 3                                                                    The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                      13 December 2005
9.  Schedule 4                                                                    The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                                   12 December 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act