(1) Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette .
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the remaining provisions commence on a day fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette .
(3) If the remaining provisions referred to in subsection (2) have not commenced before the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette , those provisions, by force of this subsection, commence on the first day after the end of that period.
(4) The following provisions of this Act commence as indicated:
(a)
paragraphs 5 (a), (d), (e) and (f) commence on the day that is
3 months after
the earlier commencement day;
(b) paragraphs 5 (b) and (c) commence on the earlier commencement day;
(c) section 15, insofar as it inserts the heading of new Part IIA, and new section 13D, into the Principal Act, commences on the earlier commencement day;
(d) section 15, insofar as it inserts new sections 13A, 13AA, 13B, 13C, 13E, 13F and 13G into the Principal Act, commences on the day that is 3 months after the earlier commencement day;
(e) section 25, insofar as it inserts the heading of new Part VI, and new section 26, into the Principal Act, commences on the earlier commencement day;
(f) section 25, insofar as it inserts new sections 24, 25, 27 and 28 into the Principal Act, commences on the day that is 3 months after the earlier commencement day.
(5) In subsection (4)—
“earlier commencement day” means the day on which the remaining provisions referred to in subsection (2) commence.