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Local Electoral Act 2001

2: Commencement

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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 orders are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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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): Local Electoral Act 2001 (except section 135) brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Local Electoral Act Commencement Order 2001 (SR 2001/144).
  • Section 2(1): section 135 brought into force, on , by section 42(2) of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).
  • Section 2(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).