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Overseas Investment Act 2005

2: Commencement

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"When the Overseas Investment Act 2005 starts, and how the Governor-General chooses the start date"

This Act will start on a date chosen by the Governor-General. The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts of the Act to start. You can find out more about how these dates are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General makes these choices using something called an Order in Council, which is a type of secondary legislation. This means the Order in Council has its own set of rules to follow. These rules are explained in the Legislation Act 2019.

When the Governor-General chooses a date, it will be published so you can find out about it. This is how you will know when the Act has started. The date will be chosen and published according to the rules.

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2Commencement

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

  2. One or more Orders in Council may be made appointing different dates for the commencement of different provisions.

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

Notes
  • Section 2: Overseas Investment Act 2005 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Overseas Investment Act Commencement Order 2005 (SR 2005/219).
  • Section 2(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).