Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (REFORM AND SEPARATION OF FUNCTIONS) ACT 1997 No. 159 of 1997 - SECT 2

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences on
the fund-transfer day.

(3) If Schedule 2 to the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous)  Amendment Act
1997 does not commence before the fund-transfer day:

   (a)  the amendments of section 9A of the Health Insurance Commission  Act
        1973 ; and

   (b)  the repeals of section 35 and paragraphs 42(a), (b) and (c) of the
        Health Insurance Commission Act 1973; made by this Act commence
        immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the
        Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act  1997 .

(4) Part 3 of Schedule 1 to this Act commences at the end of the period of 5
years beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(5) In this section: fund-transfer day has the same meaning as in PartÊ2 of
this Act.