History of adoption

The 2011 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 1.0.

Table 1.0 History of adoption of PCA 2011

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2011
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2011
New South Wales	Not adopted
Northern Territory	Not adopted
Queensland	5 May 2011
South Australia	11 July 2011
Tasmania	1 May 2011
Victoria	1 May 2011
Western Australia	Not adopted

The 2012 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 2.0.

Table 2.0 History of adoption of PCA 2012

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2012
Australian Capital Territory	Not adopted
New South Wales	1 July 2012
Northern Territory	3 August 2012
Queensland	1 May 2012
South Australia	1 May 2012
Tasmania	1 May 2012
Victoria	1 May 2012
Western Australia	Not adopted

The 2013 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 3.0.

Table 3.0 History of adoption of PCA 2013

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2013
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2013
New South Wales	1 May 2013
Northern Territory	1 May 2013
Queensland	1 May 2013
South Australia	1 May 2013
Tasmania	1 May 2013
Victoria	1 May 2013
Western Australia	Not adopted

The 2014 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 4.0.

Table 4.0 History of adoption of PCA 2014

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2014
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2014
New South Wales	1 May 2014
Northern Territory	1 May 2014
Queensland	1 May 2014
South Australia	1 May 2014
Tasmania	1 May 2014
Victoria	1 May 2014
Western Australia	Not adopted

The 2015 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 5.0.

Table 5.0 History of adoption of PCA 2015

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2015
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2015
New South Wales	1 May 2015
Northern Territory	1 May 2015
Queensland	1 May 2015
South Australia	1 May 2015
Tasmania	1 May 2015
Victoria	1 May 2015
Western Australia	1 May 2015

The 2016 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 6.0.

Table 6.0 History of adoption of PCA 2016

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2016
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2016
New South Wales	1 May 2016
Northern Territory	1 May 2016
Queensland	1 May 2016
South Australia	1 May 2016
Tasmania	1 May 2016
Victoria	1 May 2016
Western Australia	1 May 2016

The 2019 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 7.0.

Table 7.0 History of adoption of PCA 2019

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 May 2019
Australian Capital Territory	1 May 2019
New South Wales	1 May 2019
Northern Territory	1 May 2019
Queensland	1 May 2019
South Australia	1 May 2019
Tasmania	1 May 2019
Victoria	1 May 2019
Western Australia	1 May 2019

Amendment 1 to the 2019 edition of the PCA was adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories as set out in Table 7.1.

Table 7.1 History of adoption of PCA 2019 Amendment 1

Administration	Adoption Date
Australian Government	1 July 2020
Australian Capital Territory	1 July 2020
New South Wales	1 July 2020
Northern Territory	1 July 2020
Queensland	1 July 2020
South Australia	1 July 2020
Tasmania	1 July 2020
Victoria	1 July 2020
Western Australia	1 July 2020

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