Commencement
2 Commencement
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 | ||
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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. | 4 December 2025 |
2. Schedule 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 5 December 2025 |
3. Schedule 2, Part 1 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 5 December 2025 |
4. Schedule 2, Parts 2 and 3 | The later of: (a) the 14th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) 20 March 2026. | 20 March 2026 (paragraph (b) applies) |
5. Schedules 3, 4 and 5 | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 5 December 2025 |
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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