Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A Commonwealth law applying because of section 14 that confers on a Commonwealth officer or authority a function in relation to an offence against the Commonwealth water efficiency laws also confers on the officer or authority the same function in relation to an offence against the corresponding provision of the applied provisions.
(2) In exercising a function conferred by this section, the Commonwealth officer or authority must act as nearly as practicable as the officer or authority would act in exercising the same function in relation to an offence against the corresponding provision of the Commonwealth water efficiency laws.
Note 1 Function includes authority, duty and power (see Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1).
Note 2 A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act
, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity ).