Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00019:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00019
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 2995–4871

7  This Act overrides any other law
 (1) Subject to subsection (3), this Act:
 (a) has effect despite any other law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory (whether written or unwritten); and
 (b) applies despite any rights, duties, obligations, powers, limitations, offences, privileges or immunities (however described, and whether actual, contingent or prospective) which would otherwise apply under any other law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory (whether written or unwritten).
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Act has effect despite anything contained in, or any rights, duties, obligations, powers, limitations, offences, privileges or immunities (however described, and whether actual, contingent or prospective) that would otherwise apply under, any of the following (including any regulations or other legislative instruments made under them):
 (a) the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988, subject to subsection (3);
 (b) the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011;
 (c) the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972;
 (d) the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967;
 (e) the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985;
 (f) the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963;
 (g) the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995;
 (h) the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910;
 (i) the Australian Capital Territory National Land (Leased) Ordinance 2022.
Note: As a result of this section, any compensation paid under section 6 would not be subject to the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011.
 (3) Nothing in this Act affects the status of the land as National Land under section 27 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 15 June 2023
Senate on 15 June 2023]

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