2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 12 September 2012 2. Schedules 1 and 2 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 October 2012 3. Schedule 3 The later of: (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, done at Budapest on 23 November 2001, comes into force for Australia. 1 March 2013 (see Gazette 2013, No. GN1) (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime comes into force for Australia. 4. Schedules 4 and 5 Note: 2 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 October 2012 This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 120, 2012 ComLaw Authoritative Act C2012A00120