14CWhat is a participating State?

14C What is a participating State?

14C What is a participating State?

(1) Participating State A State is a participating State if, for the purposes of paragraph 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution, the Parliament of the State—

(a) has, by its *referral Act, referred to the Commonwealth Parliament—

(i) *text reference 1 (see subsection (2)); and

(ii) *text reference 2 (see subsection (3)); and

(iii) the *amendment reference (see subsection (4));

before the enactment of the Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Act 2018; or

(b) has, by its *adoption Act—

(i) adopted *post-amended version 1 of this Act (see subsection (5)); and

(ii) adopted *post-amended version 2 of this Act (see subsection (6)); and

(iii) referred to the Commonwealth Parliament the amendment reference;

after the enactment of the Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Act 2018.

(2) Text reference 1 Text reference 1 of a State means the matters to which the *pre-amended version of this Act would relate if *express amendments were made to it in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of *relevant law 1, but excluding matters to which the pre-amended version of this Act otherwise relates.

(3) Text reference 2 Text reference 2 of a State means the matters to which the *pre-amended version of this Act would relate if *express amendments were made to it in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of *relevant law 2, but excluding matters to which the pre-amended version of this Act otherwise relates.

(4) Amendment reference The amendment reference of a State means the matters relating to—

(a) *unexplained wealth (see section 14D); and

(b) *information gathering (see section 14E);

to the extent of making laws with respect to those matters by making *express amendments of this Act.

(5) Post-amended version 1 of this Act Post-amended version 1 of this Act, in relation to the *adoption Act of a State, means this Act as amended by—