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as the Aged Care Act 1997.

1‑2  Commencement
 (1) This Division commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), the provisions of this Act (other than the provisions of this Division) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
 (3) If a provision of this Act does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

1‑3  Identifying defined terms
 (1) Many of the terms in this Act are defined in the Dictionary in Schedule 1.
 (2) Most defined terms are identified by an asterisk appearing at the start of the term: as in "*aged care service". The footnote that goes with the asterisk contains a signpost to the Dictionary.
 (3) An asterisk usually identifies the first occurrence of a term in a subsection, note or definition. Later occurrences of the term in the same subsection, note or definition are not asterisked.
 (4) Terms are not asterisked in headings, tables or diagrams.
 (5) The following basic terms used throughout the Act are not identified with an asterisk:

Terms that are not identified
Item                           This term:                is defined in: