Wine Australia Act 2013
7AConstitutional limits
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7A Constitutional limits
The Authority may perform its functions only: (a) for purposes relating to trade or commerce: (i) between Australia and places outside Australia; or (ii) among the States; or (iii) within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or (aa) for purposes relating to bounties on the production or export of goods; or (b) for purposes related to external affairs, including any of the following: (i) enabling Australia to fulfil its obligations under prescribed wine‑trading agreements; (ii) enabling Australia to fulfil its obligations under other international agreements to which Australia is a party; (iii) addressing matters of international concern; (iv) by way of the performance of its functions in a place outside Australia; or (c) for purposes relating to a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or (d) for purposes relating to the collection of statistics; or (e) by way of the use of a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or (f) by way of the making of a grant of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or (g) for purposes relating to a Territory; or (h) with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970); or (i) for purposes relating to the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood; or (j) for purposes relating to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or (k) for purposes relating to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.