Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) This Act (except Part 5.8 of the Corporations Act as applied by subsections 516‑1(3), 521‑1(3), 526‑35(3) and 526‑40(3)) binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island.
(2) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to the Crown in a particular right includes a reference to an instrumentality or agency (whether a body corporate or not) of the Crown in that right.
(3) However, this Act does not make the Crown liable to a pecuniary penalty or to be prosecuted for an offence.