(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. | 23 October 2006 |
2. Schedule 1 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 23 October 2006 |
3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 25 | Either: (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on 1 July in a year--the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or (b) otherwise--on the 1 July that next follows the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 July 2007 (paragraph (b) applies) |
Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 3. | 1 July 2007 | |
5. Schedule 2, items 28 and 29 | Either: (a) if this Act receives the Royal Assent on 1 July in a year--the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or (b) otherwise--on the 1 July that next follows the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 1 July 2007 (paragraph (b) applies) |
6. Schedule 3 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 23 October 2006 |
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.