Sadly the law establishing the day of application as the beginning of the 5 year period has never been published, therefore it has never gone into effect. The current Prime Minister recently stated that it will not be published before the election and if they win, may never be published. He has also speculated that he is interested in increasing the length of the 5 year period required before applying for citizenship.
Therefore the future for GV applicants is to say the least uncertain.
Maxine Borcherding