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.

15 March 2007

2.  Schedule 1, item 1

Immediately after the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 1 to the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 .

15 December 2004

3.  Schedule 1, item 2

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007

4.  Schedule 1, item 3

Immediately after the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 1 to the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 .

15 December 2004

5.  Schedule 1, item 4

Immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of the Criminal Code) Act 2001 .

15 December 2001

6.  Schedule 1, items 5 and 6

Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 .

13 March 2000

7.  Schedule 1, item 7

Immediately after the commencement of item 42 of Schedule 1 to the Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Act 2006 .

21 June 2006

8.  Schedule 1, items 8, 9 and 10

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007

9.  Schedule 1, items 11 and 12

Immediately after the commencement of item 106 of Schedule 4 to the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 .

1 July 2006

10.  Schedule 1, item 13

Immediately after the commencement of item 37 of Schedule 1 to the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 .

1 July 2002

11.  Schedule 1, item 14

Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 7 to the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 4) 2003 .

30 June 2003

12.  Schedule 1, item 15

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007

13.  Schedule 1, item 16

Immediately after the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 .

5 June 1997

14.  Schedule 1, item 17

Immediately after the commencement of item 29 of Schedule 4 to the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 .

1 July 1999

15.  Schedule 1, item 18

Immediately after the commencement of section 151 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 .

1 July 1995

16.  Schedule 1, item 19

Immediately after the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 1 to the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2006 .

However, if item 5 of Schedule 1 to the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2006 does not commence, the provision(s) do not commence at all.

15 March 2007

17.  Schedule 1, item 20

Immediately after the commencement of item 23 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 .

20 September 1998

18.  Schedule 1, item 21

Immediately after the commencement of item 165 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Administration and International Agreements) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 .

20 March 2000

19.  Schedule 1, item 22

Immediately after the commencement of item 42 of Schedule 3 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000 .

1 July 2000

20.  Schedule 1, items 23 and 24

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .

20 March 2000

21.  Schedule 1, item 25

Immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Pay As You Go) Act 1999 .

22 December 1999

22.  Schedule 1, item 26

Immediately after the commencement of item 64 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 .

20 September 1998

23.  Schedule 1, items 27 and 28

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 .

27 March 2006

24.  Schedule 1, item 29

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007

25.  Schedule 1, items 30, 31 and 32

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 .

27 March 2006

26.  Schedule 1, item 33

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007

27.  Schedule 1, items 34 to 41

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 .

27 March 2006

28.  Schedule 2, item 1

Immediately after the time specified in the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 for the commencement of item 82 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

1 January 1998

29.  Schedule 2, items 2, 3 and 4

Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 .

1 April 2005

30.  Schedule 2, item 5

Immediately after the time specified in the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Act 2006 for the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 3 to that Act.

1 July 2006

31.  Schedule 2, item 6

Immediately before the commencement of item 135 of Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff Amendment Act (No. 5) 2001 .

1 January 2002

32.  Schedule 2, item 7

Immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 19 to the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005 .

1 July 2006

33.  Schedule 2, item 8

Immediately after the time specified in the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 for the commencement of items 38 and 39 of Schedule 8 to that Act.

1 July 2006

34.  Schedule 2, item 9

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 9 to the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 .

1 July 2006

35.  Schedule 2, item 10

Immediately after the time specified in the Maritime Transport Security Amendment Act 2005 for the commencement of item 79 of Schedule 1 to that Act.

30 September 2005

36.  Schedule 2, item 11

Immediately before the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 2 to the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Act 2006 .

20 November 2006

37.  Schedule 2, item 12

Immediately after the commencement of section 7 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 .

1 May 1989

38.  Schedule 2, item 13

Immediately after the commencement of section 5 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989 .

16 March 1989

39.  Schedule 2, item 14

Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 .

23 March 2006

40.  Schedule 2, item 15

Immediately after the time specified in the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006 for the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act.

3 November 2006

41.  Schedule 2, item 16

Immediately after the time specified in the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995 for the commencement of item 50 of Part H of Schedule 1 to that Act.

9 June 1997

42.  Schedule 2, item 17

Immediately before the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 .

27 March 2006

43.  Schedule 2, item 18

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 .

27 March 2006

44.  Schedules 3 to 5

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

15 March 2007