Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00143:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00143
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1924–6478

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.                                                                                                                                                       9 December 2008
2.  Schedule 1, items 1 and 2                                                     1 January 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                            1 January 2009
3.  Schedule 1, item 3                                                            Immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008.  1 January 2009
4.  Schedule 1, items 4 to 14                                                     1 January 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                            1 January 2009
5.  Schedule 2, Part 1                                                            The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                       9 December 2008
6.  Schedule 2, Part 2                                                            1 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                               1 July 2009
8.  Schedule 3, Part 1                                                            The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                    6 January 2009
9.  Schedule 3, Part 2                                                            The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                          10 December 2008
10.  Schedule 3, Parts 3 to 5                                                     The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                    6 January 2009
11.  Schedule 3, Part 6                                                           The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                          10 December 2008
12.  Schedule 3, Part 7                                                           The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                    6 January 2009

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.