Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00007:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00007
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 2990–8766

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 after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                           21 March 2012
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                   20 September 2012
                                                                                  However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.
3.  Schedule 2, items 1 to 34                                                     At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               20 September 2012

4.  Schedule 2, item 35                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               Does not commence
                                                                                  However, if item 20 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Act 2011 commences before that time, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
5.  Schedule 2, items 36 to 139                                                   At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               20 September 2012

6.  Schedule 3, items 1 to 49                                                     At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               20 September 2012

7.  Schedule 3, item 50                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               Does not commence
                                                                                  However, if item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 has not commenced before that time, the provision(s) do not commence at all.

8.  Schedule 3, items 51 and 52                                                   At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               20 September 2012

9.  Schedule 3, item 53                                                           At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               Does not commence
                                                                                  However, if item 2 of Schedule 2 to the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 has not commenced before that time, the provision(s) do not commence at all.

10.  Schedule 3, items 54 to 168                                                  At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2.                                                                                                                               20 September 2012

11.  Schedule 4, item 1                                                           The later of:                                                                                                                                                                               20 September 2012
                                                                                  (a) the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and                                                                                                                       (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of item 20 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Act 2011.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
12.  Schedule 4, item 2                                                           At the same