2Commencement

2  Commencement  (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences when the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commences.  (2) The amendments of the Koongarra Project Area Act 1981 in Schedule 4 to this Act do not commence if section 3 of that Act commences before the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.  (3) The amendment of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1996 in Schedule 7 to this Act is taken to have commenced immediately after that Act received the Royal Assent.  (4) The amendment of the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1995 in Schedule 7 to this Act is taken to have commenced immediately after that Act received the Royal Assent.  (5) Part 1 of Schedule 8 to this Act commences when Schedule 5 to the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 commences if Schedule 5 to that Act has not commenced when the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commences.  (6) Part 2 of Schedule 8 to this Act commences when the Public Service Act 1999 commences if that Act has not commenced when the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commences.