(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 |
27 May 2003
|
2.
Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) |
|
3.
Schedule 1, items 20 to 78 |
The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent |
27 May 2003
|
4.
Schedule 1, item 79 |
Immediately after the commencement of the Health and Aged Care Legislation
Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
17 September 2001
|
5.
Schedule 1, item 80 |
The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent |
27 May 2003
|
6.
Schedule 2 |
At the same time as the provisions covered by item 2 of this table |
|
(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 2 of the table does not commence
within the period of 6 months beginning on the later of:
(a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
(b) the day on which Schedule 1 to the Therapeutic Goods Amendment
(Medical Devices) Act 2002 commences;