Sentencing Act 2002

2: Commencement

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"When the Sentencing Act 2002 law starts"

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This Act will start on a date chosen by the Governor-General. You can find out when this date is by looking at an Order in Council. The Governor-General makes this order.

When the Governor-General makes this order, it is called secondary legislation. You can learn more about what this means by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This will tell you how the order is published.

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2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

  2. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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