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Retirement Villages Act 2003

Preliminary provisions

2: Commencement

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"When the Retirement Villages Act 2003 started"

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You need to know when parts of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 started. Some parts, like Part 2, sections 38 to 47, Part 4, sections 94 to 100, sections 107 to 110, and Schedules 1 to 4, started on a date chosen by the Governor-General. The rest of the Act started on 1 February 2004. An order under this section is secondary legislation, which is explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

2Commencement

  1. Part 2, sections 38 to 47, Part 4, sections 94 to 100, sections 107 to 110, and Schedules 1 to 4 come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, and 1 or more Orders in Council may be made appointing different dates for different provisions.

  2. The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 February 2004.

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

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