17Duties, functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth officers and authorities

17 Duties, functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth officers and authorities

[Section 17 Substituted by No. 44 of 2001, s. 5, Applied:22 Aug 2001]

(1)  A Commonwealth administrative law applying because of section 16 that confers on a Commonwealth officer or authority a function or power also confers on the officer or authority the same function or power in relation to a matter arising in relation to an applicable provision of this jurisdiction.

(2)  In performing a function or exercising a power conferred by subsection (1) , the Commonwealth officer or authority must act as nearly as practicable as the officer or authority would act in performing or exercising the same function or power under the Commonwealth administrative law.