(b) if the postponed law is a provision of an Act—the
Act that enacts the provision.
"postponed law" means an Act or provision of an Act that does not commence on
the assent day because a provision of an Act postpones its commencement until
a day fixed under an instrument.
(2) If a postponed law has not commenced
within 1 year of the assent day, it automatically commences on the next day.
(3) However, within 1 year of the assent day, a regulation may extend the
period before commencement under subsection (2) to not more than 2 years of
the assent day.
(4) The regulation mentioned in subsection (3) may be made
under—
as
if the Act mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) included a provision that
had commenced and authorised the regulation to be made.
(5) This section—
(a) only applies to a postponed law enacted after 31 December 1994; and
(b)
applies to a postponed law unless an Act expressly states it does not apply.
Example—
The Hypothetical Act 1995 was assented to on 5 April 1995 and was
expressed to commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation. If the Act was not
commenced by 5 April 1996, it would commence on 6 April 1996 under subsection
(2) unless a regulation had been made under subsection (3) extending time for
commencement.