Section 2Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Commencement

(1) This Part and the Dictionary at the end of this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If a provision referred to in subsection (2) does not commence under that subsection before 18 April 1995, it commences on that day.

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