Census and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015

I, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC QC, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Proclamation.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 06 August 2015

Paul de Jersey

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command

Kelly O’Dwyer

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Census Day 2016

1  Name

  This is the Census and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument 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.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 8(2) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

4  Census Day 2016

  The Census day for 2016 is appointed as 9 August 2016.