Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022
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7 Extraterritorial operation
(1) This Act, and the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to this Act, extend to acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia.
Note: Geographical jurisdiction for civil penalty provisions and offences is dealt with in section 136.
(2) This Act, and the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to this Act, have effect in relation to acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia subject to: (a) the obligations of Australia under international law, including obligations under any international agreement binding on Australia; and (b) any law of the Commonwealth giving effect to such an agreement.