DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 9 Severability--additional effect of Act

DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 9

  (1)   Without limiting its effect apart from this section, this Act also has the effect it would have if its application were limited to:

  (a)   giving effect to:

  (i)   the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty; or

  (ii)   any international obligation of Australia arising otherwise than under the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty; or

  (b)   matters external to Australia; or

  (c)   matters of international concern; or

  (d)   the defence of Australia; or

  (e)   things done, or omitted to be done, by constitutional corporations; or

  (f)   things done, or omitted to be done, in the course of constitutional trade or commerce; or

  (g)   things done using a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph   51(v) of the Constitution); or

  (h)   things done by, or in relation to, aliens (within the meaning of paragraph   51(xix) of the Constitution).

  (2)   In this section:

"constitutional corporation" means a corporation to which paragraph   51(xx) of the Constitution applies.

"constitutional trade or commerce" means trade or commerce:

  (a)   between Australia and places outside Australia; or

  (b)   among the States; or

  (c)   within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories.