(1) This Act may be cited as the Antarctica Act 1960.
(2) Sections 4 to 6 shall come into force on a date to be appointed for the commencement thereof by the Governor-General by Proclamation.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act shall come into force on its passing.
Section 1(2): sections 4–6 brought into force, on 27 June 1961, by the Antarctica Act Commencement Order 1961 (SR 1961/72).