Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2021 (77 of 2021)

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

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

24 July 2021

2. Schedule 1

At the same time as the Online SafetyAct 2021 commences.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Online SafetyAct 2021 does not commence.

 

3. Schedule 2, Part 1

At the same time as the Online SafetyAct 2021 commences.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Online SafetyAct 2021 does not commence.

 

4. Schedule 2, Part 2

The later of:

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

(b) the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021.

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

 

5. Schedule 2, Part 3

At the same time as the Online SafetyAct 2021 commences.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if:

(a) the Online SafetyAct 2021 does not commence; or

(b) Schedule 1 to the Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Act 2020 commences before the commencement of the Online Safety Act 2021.

 

6 Schedule 2, Part 4

The later of:

(a) immediately after the commencement of the Online SafetyAct 2021; and

(b) the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.

 

7. Schedule 3

At the same time as the Online SafetyAct 2021 commences.

However, the provisions do not commence at all if the Online SafetyAct 2021 does not commence.

 

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted.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


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