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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 55B
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55B  Choice of Commonwealth and State powers

 (1) If:
 (a) the Authority is investigating a matter relating to a federally relevant criminal activity in so far as the relevant offence is, or the relevant offences are or include, an offence or offences against a law of a State; and
 (b) for the purposes of that investigation, the Authority or a member has a choice between exercising powers conferred by this Act or any other Act, and exercising powers conferred by a law of the State;
this Act or that other Act does not require the Authority or member to favour exercising the powers conferred by this Act or that other Act.

 (2) This section has effect despite anything in subsection 11(2) or section 13 or 14.