Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Attorney - General may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, intervene in proceedings to which this Part applies for the purpose of preventing a contravention of an order made under section 42.
(2) If the Attorney - General intervenes in proceedings before a court under this section:
(a) a certificate by the Attorney - General stating that the doing of an act prohibited by an order made under section 42 would be prejudicial to Australia's security is conclusive evidence of that fact; and
(b) the court may, in the proceedings, make such order as to
costs against the Commonwealth as the court thinks fit.