Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The several courts of the States are invested with federal jurisdiction, and jurisdiction is conferred on the several courts of the external Territories, with respect to external offences.
(2) The jurisdiction invested in, or conferred on, courts by subsection (1) is invested or conferred within the limits of their several jurisdictions (other than limits based on the places at which offences are committed), whether those limits are as to subject - matter or otherwise.
(3) Jurisdiction with respect to an external offence is not conferred on a court of an external Territory unless the offence was committed in that Territory.
(4) Subject to this section, the Judiciary Act 1903 applies in relation to offences in relation to which this section applies.
(5) In this section:
"external offence" means an offence against this Act committed outside Australia.