What the official record says
This Act is the Royal Succession Act . come into force at a time, and on a day, to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council. One or more orders may be made appointing different times and days for different provisions. Before the time and day appointed for a provision by an order under (in this Act called the ), the order may be amended or revoked. The rest of this Act comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is— to implement in New Zealand law changes to the rules of Royal succession approved in principle at a meeting on 28 October 2011, coinciding with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia, or agreed through later discussions among the Sovereign's Realms: to provide for the su