2Commencement

2  Commencement  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on 20 March 2000.  (2) This Part and section 257 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.  (3) Section 54 commences on 1 July 2000. 2A  Application of the Criminal Code   Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against this Act. 3  Interpretation  (1) Unless a contrary intention appears, an expression that is defined in Schedule 1 has in this Act the meaning given in that Schedule.  (2) Unless a contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in the 1991 Act has the same meaning, when used in this Act, as in the 1991 Act.  (5) To the extent that a provision of this Act relates to a double orphan pension, a reference in the provision to a person includes a reference to an approved care organisation.  (6) Unless a contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act (other than section 243) to this Act includes a reference to regulations made under section 243.