(1) Subject to subsection (2), a day fixed by a proclamation under section 7
(1) must be no earlier than the first day after the end of the period of 6
months beginning on the day on which the proclamation is published.
(b) the Governor, as part of the proclamation by
which the termination is to be effected, declares that, in the opinion of the
Governor, the Commonwealth Fair Work Act:
(i) is proposed to be amended (by an
amendment introduced into the Parliament of the Commonwealth by a Commonwealth
Minister), or
the day fixed
by the proclamation under section 7 (1) (b) may be earlier than the day that
applies under subsection (1) but must be no earlier than the first day after
the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which the
proclamation is published.
(3) If the Governor terminates the
amendment reference and fixes a day under subsection (2), the Minister must,
as soon as practicable after the publication of the relevant proclamation,
prepare a report on the matter and cause copies of that report to be laid
before both Houses of Parliament.