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Children’s Commissioner Act 2022

2: Commencement

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This Act starts on the earlier of two dates. You need to know when the Governor-General says it starts or 1 July 2023. The Governor-General makes this decision by Order in Council.

When the Governor-General makes this Order in Council, it is secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for how it is published. You can find out more about this by looking at the Legislation Act 2019. This helps you understand how the Order in Council is made public.

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2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on the earlier of the following:

  2. a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:
    1. 1 July 2023.

      1. An Order in Council made under subsection (1)(a) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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