First Principles of Business Law
Sources of law: legislation
2. The legislative process

2.9. Commencement

 

 

When does new legislation take effect as part of Australian law? Does the fact that legislation has received royal assent mean that it automatically takes immediate effect ? Choose the best answer from those below.

(a) All legislation becomes effective as law on the same day that it receives Royal assent. This is known as the 'commencement date' of the legislation.

(b) Legislation must state, in its provisions, the exact date on which it comes into effect as law. Otherwise it will never become operational.

(c) Legislation comes into effect 28 days after receiving Royal assent, unless it contains a provision specifying some other date on which it becomes operational as law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

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