Climate Change Authority Act 2011
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63 Constitutional limits
The Board may perform its functions only: (a) for purposes related to external affairs, including: (i) for purposes related to giving effect to an international agreement to which Australia is a party; and (ii) for purposes related to addressing matters of international concern; or (b) for purposes related to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or (c) for purposes related to statistics; or (d) for purposes related to a Territory; or (e) with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970); or (f) for purposes related to trade and 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) for purposes related to a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or (h) by way of the provision of a service to: (i) the Commonwealth; or (ii) an authority of the Commonwealth; for a purpose of the Commonwealth; or (i) for purposes related to matters that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and that cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; or (j) for purposes related to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.