(1) Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Item 11 of Schedule 1, item 20 of Schedule 2, Part 1 of Schedule 5, Divisions 1, 4 and 8 of Part 4 of Schedule 5 and Part 6 of Schedule 5 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(3) Subject to subsection (5), Schedule 1 (other than item 11), Schedule 2 (other than item 20), and Part 2 of Schedule 5, commence on the same day as Part 2 of the Australian Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1997 .
(4) Subject to this section, the remaining provisions of this Act commence on the same day as Part 3 of the Australian Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1997 .
(5) If Parts 2 and 3 of the Australian Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1997 commence at the same time, Schedule 2 (other than item 20) to this Act does not commence and is repealed at the commencement of Part 3 of the Australian Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1997 .
Note: The amendments of the Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1995 set out in Schedule 2 to this Act will not be needed unless the export regulatory provisions contained in Part 2 of the Australian Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1997 commence before Part 3 of that Act. When Part 3 of that Act commences, the Meat and Live - stock Industry Act 1995 will be repealed by Schedule 4 to this Act.
(6) If, on or before the commencement of Part 5 of Schedule 5, the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 commences or has commenced, Part 5 of Schedule 5 does not commence.