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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Preliminary provisions

2: Commencement

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"When the Intellectual Disability Act starts to be used"

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This Act will start on a date chosen by the Governor-General. The Governor-General can choose different start dates for different parts of the Act. You can find out more about how these dates are decided by looking at the Legislation Act 2019, which explains what needs to happen for this kind of decision to be made. When the Governor-General makes an order about the start date, it is called secondary legislation.

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"Helping courts make fair decisions about people with intellectual disabilities who commit crimes."

Part 1Preliminary provisions

2Commencement

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

Notes
  • Section 2(1): section 5(1) and Part 11 brought into force, on , by clause 2(1) of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act Commencement Order 2004 (SR 2004/148).
  • Section 2(1): this Act (except section 5(1) and Part 11) brought into force, on , by clause 2(2) of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act Commencement Order 2004 (SR 2004/148).
  • Section 2(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).