Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of any law of a State or Territory.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Act is not intended to exclude or limit the concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory that makes:
(a) an act or omission that is an offence against a provision of this Act; or
(b) a similar act or omission;
an offence against the law of the State or Territory.
(3) Subsection (2) applies even if the law of the State or Territory does any one or more of the following:
(a) provides for a penalty for the offence that differs from the penalty provided for in this Act;
(b) provides for a fault element in relation to the offence that differs from the fault elements applicable to the offence under this Act;
(c) provides for a defence in relation to the offence that differs from the defences applicable to the offence under this Act.