If this Act commences before the commencement of section 1 of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 , then Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to offences against subsections 38A(2) and 38J(1) and (1B) and sections 38CA, 38CB, 38CC, 38M, 38MA, 38MB and 38MC of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 .

Note: From the commencement of section 1 of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 , Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code will apply to all offences against the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 .