What the official record says
This Act is the Head of State Referenda Act . Except as provided in , this Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. comes into force on the day on which the Returning Officer makes, in accordance with , a declaration that a proposal favouring reconsideration of the head of State is carried, following a referendum carried out under . Subject to , and come into force on the day on which the Clerk of the House of Representatives makes, in accordance with , a declaration that a proposal favouring a head of State appointed by the House of Representatives is carried, following a referendum carried out under . , and of this Act come into force on the day on which the Returning Officer makes, in accordance with section 49 of the Referenda (Postal Voting