Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Act applies as follows:
(a) to things done, or omitted to be done, by constitutional corporations;
(b) to things done, or omitted to be done, in the course of constitutional trade or commerce;
(c) to things done, or omitted to be done, by a person that may cause the spread of diseases or pests;
(d) for purposes relating to the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistics;
(e) to the Commonwealth and Commonwealth authorities;
(f) to things authorised by the legislative power of the Commonwealth under paragraph 51(xxxix) of the Constitution, so far as it relates to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection.
(2) In this section:
"constitutional corporation" means a trading, foreign or financial corporation within the meaning of paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution.
"constitutional trade or commerce" means trade or commerce:
(a) between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(b) among the States; or
(c) by way of the supply of services to the Commonwealth or to a Commonwealth authority.