Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commonwealth Places (Administration of Laws) Act 1970 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-

Authority, in relation to the State, means-

   (a)  the Governor, a Minister or a member of the Executive Council of the
        State;

   (b)  a court of the State;

   (c)  a person who holds office as a member of a court of the State;

   (d)  a body created by or under the law of the State; and

   (e)  an officer or employé of the State or of a body referred to in the
        last preceding paragraph;

Commonwealth place means a place (not being the seat of Government) whether
within or without the State with respect to which the Parliament of the
Commonwealth has, by virtue of section 52 of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Australia, subject to that Constitution, exclusive power to
make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth;

State means the State of Victoria;

the applied provisions means the provisions of the laws of the State that
apply or are to be deemed to have applied in or in relation to Commonwealth
places by virtue of the Commonwealth Act;

the Commonwealth Act means the
Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 of the Commonwealth and, if
that Act is amended includes that Act as amended;

the Laws of the State means the laws in force in the State, whether written or
unwritten and as in force for the time being and instruments made or having
effect under those laws but does not include a law of the Commonwealth,
whether written or unwritten, or an instrument made or having effect under
such a law and law of the State has a corresponding meaning.