Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002.

2 Commencement

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.

If either:

(a) the Criminal Code Amendment (Espionage and Related Offences) Act 2002 receives the Royal Assent on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or

(b) the Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 receives the Royal Assent before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

the provision covered by item 2 of the table does not commence at all.

(4) If the Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002 receives the Royal Assent before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the provision covered by item 3 of the table does not commence at all.

If a provision covered by item 6 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.