SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS--GENERAL LAW REFORM) ACT 2008 (NO. 144, 2008) - SECT 2 Commencement
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS--GENERAL LAW REFORM) ACT 2008 (NO. 144, 2008) - 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.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
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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. |
9 December 2008 |
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2. Schedule 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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4. Schedule 2, items 2 and 3 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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5. Schedule 2, items 4 to 23 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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6. Schedule 2, item 24 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
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7. Schedule 2, item 25 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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8. Schedule 2, item 26 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
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9. Schedule 2, item 27 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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10. Schedule 2, item 28 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 17 of Schedule 2 to the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008 . However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
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11. Schedule 2, items 29 to 86 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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12. Schedules 3, 4 and 5 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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13. Schedule 6, Part 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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14. Schedule 6, Part 2 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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15. Schedule 7, items 1 to 7 |
On the day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
9 March 2009 |
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16. Schedule 7, items 8 to 55 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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22. Schedule 8, Part 1 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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23. Schedule 8, Part 2 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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24. Schedule 9, Part 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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25. Schedule 9, Part 2 |
1 January 2009. |
1 January 2009 |
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26. Schedule 9, Part 3 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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27. Schedule 10, Part 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
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28. Schedule 10, Parts 2 and 3 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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29. Schedule 10, Part 4 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
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30. Schedule 11, Part 1 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Amendments) Act 2008 . |
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31. Schedule 11, Part 2 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Amendments) Act 2008 does not commence on or before the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
Does not commence |
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32. Schedule 11, Part 3 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Amendments) Act 2008 commences on or before the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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33. Schedule 11, Part 4 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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34. Schedule 12 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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35. Schedule 13 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
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36. Schedule 14 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
10 December 2008 |
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37. Schedule 15 |
1 July 2009. |
1 July 2009 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.