III. Establishment of Arrangement
3.1 The Parties will, in accordance with this Arrangement, and upon the coming into force of the legislation applicable to each Party, observe the mutual recognition principles set out in Recital G and in the Australian Draft Bill and New Zealand Draft Bill.
3.2.1 The Commonwealth will submit to the Commonwealth Parliament legislation applicable:
(a) to each State the Parliament of which has enacted the legislation referred to in paragraph 3.2.2 that has come into force;
(b) to the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory the Parliaments of which, as the case may be, have enacted the legislation referred to in paragraph 3.2.3 that has come into force;
in, or substantially in, the terms of the Australian Draft Bill and will use its best endeavours to secure the passage and Royal Assent of that legislation by 1 October 1996.
3.2.2 The States will submit to their respective Parliaments legislation in, or substantially in, the terms of the Australian Draft Bill and use their best endeavours to secure the passage and bringing into force of that legislation by l January 1997.
3.2.3 The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will submit to their respective Parliaments legislation whereby each of them requests or enables the enactment by the Commonwealth of a law for the respective Territory in, or substantially in, the terms of the Australian Draft Bill and will use their best endeavours to secure the passage and bringing into force of that legislation as applicable to each of them by 1 January 1997.
3.2.4 The Commonwealth will not submit to its Parliament any legislation which will, upon coming into force, repeal or amend the legislation referred to in sub-paragraph 3 .2.1 except with the unanimous consent of the Australian Participating Parties.
3.3 New Zealand will submit to its Parliament legislation in, or substantially in, the terms of the New Zealand Draft Bill and use its best endeavours to secure passage and bringing into force of that legislation by 1 January 1997.
3.4 Those parts of the Arrangement not requiring legislation, such as the Cooperation Programmes outlined in Part IX and related Annexes, will take effect from the date the Parties sign the Arrangement. The Arrangement will become fully operational from the Date of Commencement and continue in force in the jurisdiction of the Participating Parties subject to being terminated by a Party under the terms of the Arrangement.
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