Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) (CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED MEASURES) ACT (NO. 2) 1999 - SECT 2

             (1)  Sections 1, 2 and 3 and Part 8 of Schedule 1 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

             (2)  Schedule 1 (Parts 1 to 5), Schedules 3 to 6, Schedule 7 (other than item 14), Schedules 8 and 9, Schedule 10 (other than items 22, 63, 66 and 67) and Schedule 11 (items 3 and 4 only) commence, or are taken to have commenced, on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999 .

             (3)  Part 6 of Schedule 1 commences immediately after Part 4 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 commences.

             (4)  Part 7 of Schedule 1 commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of:

                     (a)  Schedule 3 to the Youth Allowance Consolidation Act 2000 ; or

                     (b)  Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999 ;

whichever is the later.

             (5)  Schedule 2 commences immediately after the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 commences.

             (6)  Item 14 of Schedule 7 is taken to have commenced on 1 April 1998.

          (6A)  Items 22 and 66 of Schedule 10 commence on the earlier of:

                     (a)  the day on which the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999 receives the Royal Assent; or

                     (b)  1 January 2000.

          (6B)  If the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Consequential and Transitional Act 1999 (the Superannuation Act ) has not received the Royal Assent when item 22 commences, then:

                     (a)  item 67 of Schedule 10 commences when item 22 commences; and

                     (b)  when the Superannuation Act receives the Royal Assent then:

                              (i)  item 67A of Schedule 10 is taken to have commenced when item 22 commenced; and

                             (ii)  item 67 is taken never to have commenced.

          (6C)  Otherwise:

                     (a)  item 67A commences when item 22 commences; and

                     (b)  item 67 does not commence.

             (7)  Item 63 of Schedule 10 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Rates Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997 .

             (8)  Item 1 of Schedule 11 commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of section 4 of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999 .

             (9)  Item 2 of Schedule 11 commences on the earlier of:

                     (a)  immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999 ; or

                     (b)  1 January 2000.

           (10)  Item 5 of Schedule 11 commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of:

                     (a)  Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 1) 1999 ; or

                     (b)  item 72 of Schedule 2 to the Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Act 1999 ;

whichever is the later.