(1) When the Governor - General is satisfied that the National Capital Plan sufficiently covers the Territory, the Governor - General shall, by Proclamation, declare that the transition period ends on a day specified in the Proclamation.
(2) The day specified shall not be later than 2 years after Self - Government Day.
(3) On the first sitting day of a House of the Parliament after the end of the transition period, the Minister shall cause to be laid before that House:
(a) a copy of the Proclamation; and
(b) a statement identifying the NCDC policies still in effect at the end of that period.