78Separate commencement of amendments

78 Separate commencement of amendments (1) Amendments made by a provision of a law may be given separate commencements, whether or not the provision is self-contained. 1 A provision of an amending law inserts 2 sections. The sections may be given separate commencements. 2 A provision of an amending law inserts a section that is divided into paragraphs. The paragraphs may be given separate commencements. 79 Automatic commencement of postponed law (1) If a postponed law has not commenced within 6 months beginning on its notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that period. (2) This section applies to a law unless it is displaced by, or under authority given by, an Act or, if the postponed law is a subordinate law or disallowable instrument, the postponed law. enact includes make.

law means an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument or notifiable instrument. Note A reference to an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument or notifiable instrument includes a reference to a provision of the Act, law or instrument (see s 7, s 8, s 9 and s 10). notification day, for a postponed law, means the notification day of— (a) if the postponed law is a law—the law; or (b) if the postponed law is a provision of a law—the law that enacts the provision. postponed law means a law that does not commence on its notification day because a law postpones its commencement until a day or time fixed or determined by a commencement notice.