Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
| 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 | 26 June 2003 |
| 2. Schedule 1 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 24 July 2003 |
| 3. Schedule 2, Part 1 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 26 August 2003 |
| 4. Schedule 2, Part 2 | The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 24 July 2003 |
| 5. Schedule 2, Part 3 | Immediately after the time specified in the Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000 for the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act | 24 May 2001 |
(2) Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.
(3) If a provision covered by item 3 of the table does not commence within the period of 2 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.