Marine (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2013
9Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions
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9 Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions
(1) The relevant Commonwealth laws apply as laws of Victoria in relation to an offence against the applied provisions as if those provisions were a law of the Commonwealth and not a law of Victoria.
(2) For the purposes of a law of Victoria, an offence against the applied provisions—
(a) is taken to be an offence against the laws of the Commonwealth, in the same way as if those provisions were a law of the Commonwealth; and
(b) is taken not to be an offence against the laws of Victoria.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect for the purposes of a law of Victoria except as provided by the regulations made under this Act.
(4) In this section—
relevant Commonwealth law means a law relating to a purpose set out in section 8(2).