16Application of Commonwealth administrative laws in relation to applicable provisions

#### 16 Application of Commonwealth administrative laws in relation to applicable provisions 16 Application of Commonwealth administrative laws in relation to applicable provisions > > (1) The Commonwealth administrative laws apply as laws of this jurisdiction to any matter arising in relation to the applicable provisions of this jurisdiction as if those provisions were laws of the Commonwealth and were not laws of this jurisdiction. > > > (2) The provisions of the Agvet Code of this jurisdiction that require the APVMA to give brief particulars of reasons for decisions do not affect the obligations of the APVMA under the [Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, Part 10, Division 3 as that division applies as a law of this jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section. > > > (3) The provisions of the Agvet Code of this jurisdiction that relate to the disclosure of confidential commercial information do not affect the operation of the [Freedom of Information Act 1982](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth as that Act applies as a law of this jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section. > > > (4) For the purposes of a law of this jurisdiction, a matter arising in relation to the applicable provisions of this jurisdiction— > > > > > (a) is taken to be a matter arising in relation to laws of the Commonwealth in the same way as if those provisions were laws of the Commonwealth, and > > > > > (b) is taken not to be a matter arising in relation to laws of this jurisdiction. > > > (5) Subsection (4) has effect for the purposes of a law of this jurisdiction except as prescribed by regulations under section 32. > > **s 16:** Am 2000 No 80, Sch 1.1 \[4\]. Subst 2001 No 44, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2016 No 27, Sch 2.1 \[2\]; 2025 No 38, Sch 1.1\[2\].