Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson MP)Notes on clauses
Provides for the Act to be cited as the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Act 2005.
Subclause 2(1) inserts a three column table setting out commencement information for various provisions in the Act. Each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of the table commences (or is taken to have commenced) in accordance with column 2 of the table and any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
The table has the effect of providing for sections 1-3 and Schedule 3 to the Act to commence Royal Assent; for Part 1 of Schedule 1 to commence on the later of the day of Royal Assent or immediately after the commencement of item 9 of Schedule 2 to the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Act 2005; for Part 2 of Schedule 1 to commence 28 days after Part 1 of Schedule 1 commences; and for Part 3 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to commence on 1 January 2004.
Subclause 2(2) provides that column 3 of the table is for additional information which may be added to or edited in any published version of the Act but that information in this column is not part of the Act.
Provides that each Act that is specified in a Schedule is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule and that any other item in a Schedule has effect according to its terms.