Commonwealth Places (Administration of Laws) Act 1970 (NSW)

Commonwealth Places (Administration of Laws) Act 1970 No 80

An Act relating to the administration of laws of the Commonwealth and of the State of New South Wales in Commonwealth places; and for purposes connected therewith.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Places (Administration of Laws) Act 1970.

2 Commencement This Act shall commence upon a day to be fixed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires: Authority 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 a law of the State, and (e) an officer or employee of the State or of a body referred to in paragraph (d) of this definition. 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, by virtue of section 52 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, has, subject to that Constitution, exclusive power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth. 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, 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. the State means the State of New South Wales.