Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00126:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00126
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 9568–15589

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
Provisions                                                                        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.                                                                                                                                               10 September 2015
2.  Schedule 1, Part 1                                                            The later of:                                                                                                                                                                             5 March 2016
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                    (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015.
3.  Schedule 1, Part 2                                                            The later of:                                                                                                                                                                             24 February 2017
                                                                                  (a) the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act; and                                                                                                                             (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 4 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015.
                                                                                  However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
4.  Schedule 2, Part 1                                                            A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.                                                                                                                                                 10 March 2016
                                                                                  However, if the provisions 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.
5.  Schedule 2, Part 2                                                            At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 4.                                                                                                                               Never commenced
                                                                                  However, if that time is the same time as, or after, the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015, the provisions do not commence at all.
6.  Schedule 2, Part 3                                                            The later of:                                                                                                                                                                             10 March 2016
                                                                                  (a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 4; and                                                                                                                       (paragraph (a) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015.
7.  Schedule 2, Part 4                                                            At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 4.                                                                                                                               10 March 2016
8.  Schedule 3                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                             5 March 2016
                                                                                  (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                    (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015.

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