Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00129:section:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00129
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Provision Reference: s 2
Character Range: 1693–5761

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.                                                                                                                                                         8 November 2005
2.  Schedule 1                                                                    The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                      6 December 2005
3.  Schedule 2                                                                    The later of:                                                                                                                                                                                                26 October 2006
                                                                                  (a) the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and                                                                                                                              (paragraph (b) applies)
                                                                                  (b) the day on which the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, done at New York on 25 May 2000, enters into force for Australia.
                                                                                  However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
                                                                                  The Minister for Foreign Affairs must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the Optional Protocol enters into force for Australia.
4.  Schedules 3 to 8                                                              The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                         8 November 2005
5.  Schedule 9, Part 1                                                            The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                         8 November 2005
6.  Schedule 9, Part 2                                                            The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.                                                                                                                                                            9 November 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 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.