Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) In an Act, a reference to commencement for an Act or a provision of an Act is a reference to the time the Act or provision comes into operation.
(2) In a provision of an Act, a reference to the commencement without indicating a particular Act or provision is a reference to the commencement of the provision in which the reference occurs.
Example of subsection (2)—
If section 24(3) of an Act stated 'This section expires 1 month after the commencement', 'the commencement' referred to is the commencement of section 24(3).