Proclamations by His Excellency the Governor-General were tabled, notifying that he had proclaimed the following Act and provisions of Acts to come into operation on the dates specified:

Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997 —Items 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 40 of Schedule 1 and Items 6 and 27 of Schedule 2—1 August 1997 (Gazette No. GN 30, 30 July 1997).

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Act 1997 —30 June 1997 (Gazette No. S 222, 20 June 1997).

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1997 —Items 1, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 51, 57, 58, 62, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 96, 97, 98, 102 and 105 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2—9 July 1997 (Gazette No. S 278, 9 July 1997).

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1997 —Items 16, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84, 88, 93 and 103 of Schedule 1—7 August 1997 (Gazette No. S 316, 7 August 1997).

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997 —Items 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Schedule 1 and Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of Schedule 16—1 July 1997 (Gazette No. S 244, 30 June 1997).

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Activity Test Penalty Periods) Act 1997 —Schedule 1—10 July 1997 (Gazette No. S 279, 10 July 1997).