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Corrections Act 2004

Preliminary provisions

2: Commencement

You could also call this:

"When the Corrections Act 2004 starts to apply"

When you look at the Corrections Act 2004, you will see it has different parts that start at different times. Most of the Act starts on a date chosen by the Governor-General. You can find out when the Governor-General chooses this date by looking at an Order in Council.

Some parts of the Act, like sections 182A to 182E, start when the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 starts. Other parts, like sections 200 to 203, start the day after the Act gets the Royal assent. The Royal assent is when the Governor-General agrees to make the Act a law.

When the Governor-General makes an order about when the Act starts, it is called secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

2Commencement

  1. This Act (except sections 182A to 182E and sections 200 to 203) comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

  2. Sections 182A to 182E come into force on the date on which the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 comes into force.

  3. Sections 200 to 203 come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

  4. 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 sections 182A–182E and 200–203) brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Corrections Act Commencement Order 2005 (SR 2005/52).
  • Section 2(1A): sections 182A–182E brought into force, on , pursuant to section 2 of the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 67).
  • Section 2(1): amended, on , by section 14(1) of the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 67).
  • Section 2(1A): inserted, on , by section 14(2) of the Parole (Extended Supervision) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 67).
  • Section 2(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).