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Evidence Act 2006

2: Commencement

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

The Governor-General will make an Order in Council to set these dates. This Order in Council is a type of secondary legislation.

When the Act comes into force, it will be law, and you will need to follow it.

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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; 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): sections 203–214 brought into force, on , by clause 2(1) of the Evidence Act 2006 Commencement Order 2007 (SR 2007/190).
  • Section 2(1): Evidence Act (except sections 203–214) brought into force, on , by clause 2(2) of the Evidence Act 2006 Commencement Order 2007 (SR 2007/190).
  • Section 2(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).