Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a postponed law has not commenced within 6 months beginning on its notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period.
Example
The Hypothetical Act 2001 was notified on 5 July 2001 and was expressed to commence on a day to be fixed by the Minister by written notice. If the Act had not commenced by notice on or before 4 January 2002, it would automatically commence on 5 January 2002.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see s 126 and s 132).
(2) This section applies to a law unless it is displaced by, or under authority given by, an Act or, if the postponed law is a subordinate law or disallowable instrument, the postponed law.
(3) This section is a determinative provision.
Note See s 5 for the meaning of determinative provisions, and s 6 for their displacement.
(4) In this section:
"enact" includes make.
"law" means an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument or notifiable instrument.
Note A reference to an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument or notifiable instrument includes a reference to a provision of the Act, law or instrument (see s 7, s 8, s 9 and s 10).
"notification" day , for a postponed law, means the notification day of—
(a) if the postponed law is a law—the law; or
(b) if the postponed law is a provision of a law—the law that enacts the provision.
postponed law means a law that does not commence on its notification day because a law postpones its commencement until a day or time fixed or determined by a commencement notice.