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119Application of this Part limited to certain legislative powers
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119 Application of this Part limited to certain legislative powers
(1) This Part has effect to the extent to which it is a law with respect to one or more of the following:
(a) census and statistics (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xi) of the Constitution);
(b) meteorological observations (within the meaning of paragraph 51(viii) of the Constitution);
(c) weights and measures (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xv) of the Constitution);
(d) external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution).
(2) This Part has effect to the extent to which it confers rights or imposes obligations, or relates to the conferral of rights or the imposition of obligations, on constitutional corporations.
(3) This Part has effect to the extent to which it is within the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood.
(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) (and the paragraphs of each of those subsections):
(b) do not limit the operation (if any) that this Part validly has apart from this section.
Division 2—Functions and powers of the Bureau and Director of Meteorology