2Commencement

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.

 

• Commencement information
• Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
• Provisions Commencement Date/Details
• 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 December 2024
• 2. Schedules 1, 2 and 3 31 March 2026. 31 March 2026
• 3. Schedule 4 1 July 2026. 1 July 2026
• 3A. Schedule 5, item 1 31 March 2026. 31 March 2026
• 3B. Schedule 5, item 2 31 March 2025. 31 March 2025
• 4. Schedule 5, Part 1, Division 2 31 March 2026. 31 March 2026
• 5. Schedule 5, Part 2 The later of:(a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 3B; and(b) immediately after the commencement of item 94 of Schedule 1 to the Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2024.However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.
• 6. Schedule 6, Part 1 31 March 2026. 31 March 2026
• 7. Schedule 6, Part 2 The later of:(a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 6; and(b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Act 2024.However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 31 March 2026(paragraph (a) applies)
• 8. Schedule 7 1 July 2026. 1 July 2026
• 9. Schedule 8 31 March 2026. 31 March 2026
• 10. Schedule 9, Parts 1 to 3 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 7 January 2025
• 11. Schedule 9, Part 4 The later of:(a) the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 10; and(b) immediately after the commencement of item 94 of Schedule 1 to the Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2024.However, the provisions do not commence at all if the provisions covered by table item 3B commence before the event mentioned in paragraph (b) occurs.