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CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY ACT 2011 (NO. 143, 2011) - SECT 63

Constitutional limits

                   The Board may perform its functions only:

                     (a)  for purposes related to external affairs, including:

                              (i)  for purposes related to giving effect to an international agreement to which Australia is a party; and

                             (ii)  for purposes related to addressing matters of international concern; or

                     (b)  for purposes related to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or

                     (c)  for purposes related to statistics; or

                     (d)  for purposes related to a Territory; or

                     (e)  with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 ); or

                      (f)  for purposes related to trade and commerce:

                              (i)  between Australia and places outside Australia; or

                             (ii)  among the States; or

                            (iii)  within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or

                     (g)  for purposes related to a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or

                     (h)  by way of the provision of a service to:

                              (i)  the Commonwealth; or

                             (ii)  an authority of the Commonwealth;

                            for a purpose of the Commonwealth; or

                      (i)  for purposes related to matters that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and that cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or

                      (j)  for purposes related to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.


 



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