(1B) Subsection
(1A) does not apply in relation to the substantive criminal law, and the law
of criminal investigation, procedure and evidence, under the cooperative
scheme as defined under the Crimes at Sea Act 2001 , section 3 .
(2) Without
limiting subsection (1) , if a provision of an Act would, apart from this
section, be interpreted as exceeding power—
(a) the provision is valid to
the extent to which it does not exceed power; and
(b) the remainder of the
Act is not affected.
(3) Without limiting subsection (1) , if the application
of a provision of an Act to a person, matter or circumstance would, apart from
this section, be interpreted as exceeding power, the provision’s application
to other persons, matters or circumstances is not affected.
(4) This section
applies to an Act in addition to, and without limiting, any provision of the
Act .