Commonwealth legislation

Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003 - Proclamation

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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What this document does: This is the official "start button" for part of a water management law.

In simple terms:

The action: It sets 21 December 2005 as the day that Schedule 1 of the Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003 comes into force (meaning those changes officially become law)
Who signed it: The Governor-General (Philip Jeffery) acting on advice from the Federal Executive Council, with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Peter McGauran) countersigning
The legal power: It was made under the commencement provisions (section 2(1)) of the parent Act, which allowed the Governor-General to pick the start date

Why it matters: Legislation often passes Parliament but doesn't start immediately. This proclamation is the formal legal notice that tells everyone—from government agencies to farmers—which day the new rules in Schedule 1 actually begin.

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Proclamation

Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003, fix 21 December 2005 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 15 December 2005

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

PETER McGAURAN

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.