71Exemption from certain State laws

71 Exemption from certain State laws

(1) An excluded State law does not apply, and is taken never to have applied, in relation to: (a) the Trust; or (b) the property (including Trust land) or transactions of the Trust; or (c) anything done by or on behalf of the Trust. (2) In this section:

excluded State law means a law of a State, including a law of a State that is applied to a Commonwealth place by virtue of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970, that relates to any of the following matters:

(a) town planning;
(b) the use of land;
(c) tenancy;
(d) powers and functions of local councils;
(e) standards applicable to the design, or manner of construction, of a building, structure or facility;
(f) approval of the construction, occupancy, use of or provision of services to, a building, structure or facility;
(g) alteration or demolition of a building, structure or facility;
(h) the protection of the environment or of the natural and cultural heritage;
(i) dangerous goods;
(j) licensing in relation to:
(i) carrying on a particular kind of business or undertaking; or
(ii) conducting a particular kind of operation.

law means a written law, and includes:

(a) subordinate legislation; and
(b) a provision of a law.