Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00399:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00399
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 17675–18773

5  Extra‑territorial operation
  It is the intention of the Parliament that the operation of:
 (a) this Act; and
 (b) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and
 (c) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and
 (d) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and
 (e) a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth;
should, as far as possible, include operation in relation to the following:
 (f) things situated in or outside Australia;
 (g) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into or occurring in or outside Australia;
 (h) things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated, done, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this Act, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of a State, a Territory or a foreign country.
Note:  Section 17 of the National Energy Retail Law (Commonwealth) provides for the extra‑territorial operation of the National Energy Retail Law (Commonwealth).

Part 2—Application of energy laws as laws of the Commonwealth

Division 1—Electricity laws