Section 5: Commencement
20.The effect of this section is that the entirety of the Act comes into force on the day after the day that the Bill for the Act receives Royal Assent.
20.The effect of this section is that the entirety of the Act comes into force on the day after the day that the Bill for the Act receives Royal Assent.
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