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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

2: Commencement

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When the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 started, some parts came into force on 18 April 2012. You can find these parts in Part 1 and some of Part 3, and sections like 136, 140, and 141. The rest of the Act came into force on a date chosen by the Governor-General.

The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts of the Act to come into force. If a part of the Act is not already in force, it will come into force on 1 April 2014. In this Act, a provision is any item or part of an item in the Schedule.

An order made under this section is secondary legislation, which means it is a type of law made under another law, and you can learn more about this in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This type of law has its own publication requirements.

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2Commencement

  1. Part 1 and subpart 1 of Part 3 (other than section 49(3) and (4)), and sections 136, 140, 141, 148, 162, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 175, 179, 180, 181, 247, 248, 251(3), 325 (other than section 325(4) and (6)), 334(1) and (7), 337(4), 342, 343, 346, 347, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354, 355, and 356 come into force on 18 April 2012.

  2. The rest of this Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.

  3. To the extent that it is not previously brought into force under subsection (2), the rest of this Act comes into force on 1 April 2014.

  4. In this section, provision includes any item, or any part of an item, in the Schedule.

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

Notes
  • Section 2(2): Part 2, section 49(3), (4), subparts 2–4 of Part 3, Part 4 (except sections 136, 140, 141, 148, 162, 165–172, 175, 179–181), Part 5 (except sections 201(3)–(9), 247, 248, 251(3), 302, 325(1)–(3), (5), (7)–(13), 334(1), (7), 337(4), 342, 343, 346, 347, 349, 350, 352–356) and the Schedule (except the items relating to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and the Tax Administration Act 1994) brought into force, on , by clause 3 of the Search and Surveillance Act Commencement Order 2012 (SR 2012/229).
  • Section 2(2): section 201(3) to (9) and the item in the Schedule relating to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 brought into force, on , by clause 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act Commencement Order 2012 (SR 2012/229).
  • Section 2(2): section 302 and the item in the Schedule relating to the Tax Administration Act 1994 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Search and Surveillance Act Commencement Order 2013 (SR 2013/302).
  • Section 2(5): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).