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Children’s Act 2014

2: Commencement

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"When the Children's Act 2014 becomes a law"

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When the Children's Act 2014 gets the Royal assent, it starts being a law the next day, except for some parts. You need to know that some sections, like Section 18 and Part 3, will start being laws on a date chosen by the Governor-General. The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts of the law.

If some parts of the law are not started earlier, they will start two years after the Royal assent date. An order made under this section is a type of law called secondary legislation, which has its own publication rules, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This means that the order will be published according to these rules.

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2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3).

  2. Section 18 and Part 3 come into force on a date or dates 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.

  3. Any provision not brought into force earlier comes into force 2 years 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(2): Part 3 brought into force, on , by section 2 of the Vulnerable Children Act Commencement Order 2015 (LI 2015/107).
  • Section 2(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).