Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This Act commences on the 7th day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
(2) However, a date or time provided by a special commencement provision for an amendment made by this Act has effect as the commencement date or time of the amendment.
(3) In this section:
"special commencement provision", for an amendment made by this Act, is a provision, in brackets beginning with the text ‘commencement:', at the end of the amendment.
Example
An amendment followed by ‘(commencement: on a day fixed by the Minister by written notice)' means that the amendment commences on the day fixed by the Minister by written notice.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).