23Application of Commonwealth laws to offences against New Tax System Price Exploitation Codes of other jurisdictions

23 Application of Commonwealth laws to offences against New Tax System Price Exploitation Codes of other jurisdictions

(1)  The Commonwealth laws apply as laws of this jurisdiction in relation to an offence against the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code of another participating jurisdiction as if that Code were a law of the Commonwealth and not a law of that other jurisdiction.

(2)  For the purposes of a law of this jurisdiction, an offence against the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code of another participating jurisdiction –

(a) is taken to be an offence against the laws of the Commonwealth, in the same way as if that Code were a law of the Commonwealth; and

(b) is taken not to be an offence against the laws of that jurisdiction.

(3)  Subsection (2) has effect for the purposes of a law of this jurisdiction except as prescribed by regulations under this Act.

(4)  This section does not require, prohibit, empower, authorise, or otherwise provide for, the doing of an act outside this jurisdiction.