Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Until such time as this bill is passed through this House and received assent by the Commissioner, this bill will not be in law. So any amendments that this House chooses to make, they're free to make to the bill. For example, you could change clause 4 to have it come into effect two years from now and obviously that would change this bill. So you can make amendments to this bill until such time as it's passed through the House. When it has passed through the House, however, and receives assent of the Commissioner, the bill will then be retroactive to the day it was given first reading which was April 6, 1994, unless clause 4 is amended. If Members choose to amend clause 4, then that will affect the date that this bill comes into effect.
So there are two different things here, the date that the bill becomes law and the date that it comes into effect. The date that the bill becomes law is the date that it's given assent, but it will then be retroactive and will have effect back to April 6, 1994.