(1) This Act comes into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent, except as provided in this section.
(2) Section 142 is treated as coming into force on 1 July 1994.
(3) Sections 59(2) and 62(2) are treated as coming into force on 20 December 1994.
(4) Section 104 is treated as coming into force on 1 April 1995.
(5) Sections 60(1) and 63(1) are treated as coming into force on 26 July 1996.
(6) Section 124 is treated as coming into force on 1 October 1996.
(7) Sections 46(2), 131 and 138 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 1998.
(8) Section 16(a) is treated as coming into force on 1 July 1999.
(9) Section 16(b) is treated as coming into force on 1 April 2002.
(10) Sections 121 and 122 are treated as coming into force on 17 October 2002.
(12) Sections 19, 36 to 38, 41 to 43(1), 44, 45, 46(3), 47 to 58, 79, 87, 92, 95(1), 95(3), 95(7), 95(8), 95(12) to (15), 95(26), 95(28), 95(31), 95(34), 96, 99(1), 106, 109 to 112, 114, 128 and 132 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2003.
(14) Section 174(2) to (4) are treated as coming into force on 1 August 2003.
(15) Sections 43(2) and 88 are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2003.
(16) Section 174(1) comes into force on the 1st day of the month that immediately follows the month in which this Act receives the Royal assent.
(17) Sections 69 to 76 come into force on 15 January 2004.
(19) Sections 140(2), 141, 143(2), 145, 146(2), 146(3), 147, 148, 149(5), 149(6), 149(8), 154(2), 155, 156, 157(1), 158, 160, 164(1) to (3), 164(6) and 165 come into force on a date that is the first day of a January, April, July or October and is not less than 1 year after the day on which this Act receives the Royal assent and is to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.