At publication
13 November 2025
Definitions and specified institutional provisions
Act: section 1(2), section 2, sections 18–26, 35, 38–43 and section 44(1), (3). Rules: 1, 2 and 17–21.
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ENACTMENT / COMMENCEMENT
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The November 2025 instruments set three commencement stages. Use the provision number to find the right one.
One year after publication
13 November 2026 · calculated date
The specified Consent Manager provisions
Act: section 6(9) and section 27(1)(d). Rules: rule 4.
Eighteen months after publication
13 May 2027 · calculated date
Most substantive duties and individual rights
Act: sections 3–5, section 6(1)–(8), (10), sections 7–17, section 27 except 27(1)(d), sections 28–34, 36, 37 and section 44(2). Rules: 3, 5–16, 22 and 23.
How to read these dates
The future calendar dates are calculated from the Gazette issue dated 13 November 2025. The controlling wording is “one year” and “eighteen months” after publication. Consult the official instruments, any later notification and professional advice for a specific deadline.
Published: 13 November 2025 · Documents checked: 30 September 2026. This is a guide to the listed instruments, not an exhaustive assurance that no later update exists.
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