(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If item 10 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 does not commence before the day fixed under subsection (1) of this section, items 12 and 29 of Schedule 1 to this Act commence immediately after the commencement of item 10 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 .