Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Act 2020 (114 of 2020)

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 5 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

10 December 2020

2. Schedule 1

1 January 2021.

1 January 2021

3. Schedule 2, Parts 1 and 2

At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 2.

1 January 2021

4. Schedule 2, Part 3

The later of:

(a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

 

5. Schedule 3, Part 1

Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2.

1 January 2021

6. Schedule 3, Parts 2 and 3

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 4 years beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.

 

7. Schedule 3, Part 4

At the same time as the provisions covered by table item 5.

1 January 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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.

      

(2) 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.