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Parole Act 2002

2: Commencement

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"When the Parole Act 2002 starts to be used, and how the Governor-General chooses the date."

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This Act starts on a date chosen by the Governor-General, except for section 99. You need to know that section 99 starts the day after the Act gets Royal assent. The Governor-General makes this date official with an Order in Council, which is a type of secondary legislation - you can learn more about this in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General's order is a way of making sure the Act starts on the right date. You can find out more about how these orders work by looking at the Legislation Act. This helps you understand when different parts of the Act come into force.

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2Commencement

  1. This Act, except section 99, comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

  2. Section 99 comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

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

Notes
  • Section 2(1): this Act (except section 99) brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Parole Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/177).
  • Section 2(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).