Clean Energy Act 2011
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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.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:355.55pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:344.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Provision(s)</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1.</span><span> </span><span>Sections</span><span> </span><span>1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>18</span><span> </span><span>November 2011</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2.</span><span> </span><span>Sections</span><span> </span><span>3 to 303</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>A Proclamation must not specify a day that occurs before the latest of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Fixed Charge) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge—General) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Act 2011 </span><span>receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent.</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the latest of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(o) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(p) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(q) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(r) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(s) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(t) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Fixed Charge) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(u) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge—General) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(v) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Act 2011 </span><span>receives the Royal Assent;</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(w) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(x) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(y) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(z) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(za) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(zb) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Act 2011</span><span> receives the Royal Assent; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(zc) the day the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011 </span><span>receives the Royal Assent;</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>they commence on the day after the end of that period.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span><span> </span><span>April 2012</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(</span><span style="font-style:italic">see</span><span> F2011L02617)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3.</span><span> </span><span>Sections</span><span> </span><span>303A and 303B</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>19</span><span> </span><span>November 2011</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.45pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4.</span><span> </span><span>Sections</span><span> </span><span>304 to 312</span></p></td><td style="width:173.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item</span><span> </span><span>2.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span><span> </span><span>April 2012</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>