Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(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 | 11 December 2002 |
| 2. Schedule 1, item 1 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 3. Schedule 1, item 2 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 11 June 2003 |
| 4. Schedule 1, item 3 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 5. Schedule 1, items 4 to 17 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 3 of this table | 11 June 2003 |
| 6. Schedule 2 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 7 . Schedule 3, items 1 to 14 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 8. Schedule 3, items 15 to 17 | Immediately before the commencement of items 17, 28 and 41 of Schedule 1 to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 | 2 October 2001 |
| 9. Schedule 3, item 18 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 14 February 2003 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, GN6) |
| 10. Schedule 3, item 19 | The later of: (a) the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002 | 11 December 2002(paragraph (a) applies) |
| 11. Schedule 3, items 20 to 22 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 29 May 2003(s 2(1); Gazette 2003, S174) |
| 13. Schedule 3, item 24 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 14. Schedule 3, items 25 to 27 | At the same time as the provisions covered by item 11 of this table | 29 May 2003 |
| 15. Schedule 3, item 28 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 16. Schedule 3, item 29 | At the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 June 2003 |
| 17. Schedule 3, item 30 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 11 June 2003 |
| 18. Schedule 3, item 31 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 20. Schedule 3, item 33 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 14 February 2003 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, GN6) |
| 22. Schedule 3, item 35 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 13 of this table | 11 December 2002 |
| 23. Schedule 3, items 36 to 40 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 14 February 2003 (s 2(1); Gazette 2003, GN6) |
| 25. Schedule 3, item 42 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 26. Schedule 3, item 43 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 20 of this table | 14 February 2003 |
| 27. Schedule 3, item 44 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 13 of this table | 11 December 2002 |
| 28. Schedule 3, item 45 | A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3) | 11 June 2003 |
| 29. Schedule 3, items 46 to 48 | The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent | 11 December 2002 |
| 30. Schedule 3, items 49 to 51 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent | 12 December 2002 |
| 31. Schedule 3, item 52 | At the same time as the provisions covered by item 11 of this table | 29 May 2003 |
| 32. Schedule 3, items 53 to 55 | Immediately before the commencement of items 38, 39 and 40 of Schedule 3 to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 | 12 May 2003 |
| 34. Schedule 3, item 57 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 15 of this table | 11 December 2002 |
| 35. Schedule 3, item 58 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 20 of this table | 14 February 2003 |
| 36. Schedule 3, item 59 | At the same time as the provisions covered by item 23 of this table | 14 February 2003 |
| 37. Schedule 3, item 60 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 25 of this table | 11 December 2002 |
| 38. Schedule 3, item 61 | At the same time as the provision covered by item 28 of this table | 11 June 2003 |
(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 3, 9, 11, 17, 20, 23 or 28 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.