Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012
7AConstitutional application of this Act
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7A Constitutional application of this Act
Supplies of products (1) This Act applies to the following supplies of a product: (a) supply of the product, being a supply whose regulation is reasonably appropriate and adapted to give effect to Australia’s obligations under: (i) the Climate Change Convention; or (ii) the Paris Agreement; or (iii) another agreement between Australia and one or more other countries; (b) supply of the product by or to a constitutional corporation; (c) supply of the product in the course of constitutional trade or commerce; (d) supply of the product using a postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); (e) supply of the product by or to the Commonwealth or a Territory, or by or to an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or a Territory; (f) supply of the product occurring in a Commonwealth place or a Territory.
Note: The expression this Act has an extended meaning (see the Dictionary in section 5).
Offers to supply products (2) This Act applies to the following offers to supply a product: (a) an offer to supply the product, being an offer whose regulation is reasonably appropriate and adapted to give effect to Australia’s obligations under: (i) the Climate Change Convention; or (ii) the Paris Agreement; or (iii) another agreement between Australia and one or more other countries; (b) an offer to supply the product made by or to a constitutional corporation; (c) an offer to supply the product made in the course of constitutional trade or commerce; (d) an offer to supply the product made using a postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); (e) an offer to supply the product made by or to the Commonwealth or a Territory, or by or to an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or a Territory; (f) an offer to supply the product occurring in a Commonwealth place or a Territory. Uses of products (3) This Act applies to the following uses of a product: (a) use of the product for a commercial purpose, being a use whose regulation is reasonably appropriate and adapted to give effect to Australia’s obligations under: (i) the Climate Change Convention; or (ii) the Paris Agreement; or (iii) another agreement between Australia and one or more other countries; (b) use of the product for a commercial purpose by a constitutional corporation; (c) use of the product for a commercial purpose in the course of constitutional trade or commerce; (d) use of the product for a commercial purpose in providing a postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution); (e) use of the product for a commercial purpose by the Commonwealth or a Territory, or by an authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or a Territory; (f) use of the product for a commercial purpose occurring in a Commonwealth place or a Territory.