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MARRIAGE AMENDMENT (DEFINITION AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS) ACT 2017 (NO. 129, 2017) - SECT 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

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

8 December 2017

2.  Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 28 days beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.

9 December 2017

(F2017N00098)

3.  Schedule 1, Part 3

At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 2.

However, if Schedule 9 to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 commences at or before that time, the provisions covered by this table item do not commence at all.

9 December 2017

4.  Schedule 1, Part 4

The later of:

(a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 9 to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 .

However, if Schedule 9 to the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 does not commence, the provisions covered by this table item do not commence at all.

 

5.  Schedule 1, Part 5

At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 2.

9 December 2017

6.  Schedule 2

The day after the end of the period of 12 months starting on the day the provisions covered by table item 2 commence.

9 December 2018

7.  Schedules 3 and 4

At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 2.

9 December 2017

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.



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