Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00461:section:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00461
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 49064–51050

8  When application of this Act takes effect

Referring States
 (1) This Act applies in a referring State covered by paragraph 5(1)(a) on and after the later of the following:
 (a) the day that the legislation passed by the Parliament of the State referring the matters covered by subsections 5(3) and (5) to the Commonwealth Parliament receives the Royal Assent;
 (b) the day this section commences.
 (2) This Act applies in a referring State covered by paragraph 5(1)(b) on and after the day that legislation passed by the Parliament of the State:
 (a) adopting the relevant version of this Act and the relevant version of the Transitional Act; and
 (b) referring the matter covered by subsection 5(5) to the Commonwealth Parliament;
comes into force.

Territories
 (3) This Act applies in a Territory on and after the day this section commences.

Non‑referring States
 (4) This Act applies in relation to a training organisation that operates in a non‑referring State on and after the day this section commences if:
 (a) the organisation is a registered provider (other than a secondary school); or
 (b) the organisation provides all or part of a VET course in the non‑referring State and a referring State or a Territory; or
 (c) the organisation provides all or part of a VET course in the non‑referring State and offers all or part of a VET course in a referring State or a Territory to be provided in the referring State or Territory.
Note: Paragraph (a)—registered provider is defined, see section 3.
 (5) In addition to its effect apart from this subsection, subsection (4) also has the effect it would have if each reference to an organisation were, by express provision, confined to a trading corporation.
 (6) In addition to its effect apart from this subsection, this Act also has the effect it would have if each reference to a person in Subdivisions B and C of Division 1 of Part 6, other than section 131, were, by express provision, confined to a trading corporation.