Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:3aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3AA (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 58742–61278

(ii) an authority of the Commonwealth; or
 (iii) a constitutional corporation; or
 (b) was engaged in by a constitutional corporation; or
 (c) was engaged in in a Commonwealth place; or
 (d) involved the use of a postal service or other like service; or
 (e) involved an electronic communication; or
 (f) involved trade or commerce:
 (i) between Australia and places outside Australia; or
 (ii) among the States; or
 (iii) within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
 (g) involved:
 (i) banking (other than State banking not extending beyond the limits of the State concerned); or
 (ii) insurance (other than State insurance not extending beyond the limits of the State concerned); or
 (h) relates to a matter outside Australia; or
 (i) relates to a matter in respect of which an international agreement to which Australia is a party imposes obligations to which effect could be given by the creation of an offence against the domestic laws of the parties to the agreement; or
 (j) relates to a matter that affects the relations between Australia and another country or countries or is otherwise a subject of international concern.
 (4) Subsection (3) does not limit paragraph (1)(c).

Definitions
 (5) In this section:
ancillary offence, in relation to an offence (the primary offence), means:
 (a) an offence of conspiring to commit the primary offence; or
 (b) an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring, or being in any way knowingly concerned in, the commission of the primary offence; or
 (c) an offence of attempting to commit the primary offence.
Commonwealth place has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970.
conduct has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
electronic communication means a communication of information:
 (a) whether in the form of text; or
 (b) whether in the form of data; or
 (c) whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds; or
 (d) whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise); or
 (e) whether in any other form; or
 (f) whether in any combination of forms;
by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy.
engage in conduct has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
State offence means an offence against a law of a State.
Note: Subsection 3(1) defines State to include the Northern Territory.