Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007 (45 of 2007)

Schedule 1   Amendments commencing on Proclamation

Part 1   Amendments

Australian Energy Market Act 2004

31   Sections 4 and 5

Repeal the sections, substitute:

4 Crown to be bound

Each of the following:

(a) this Act;

(b) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations;

(c) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations;

(d) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations;

(e) a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth;

binds the Crown in each of its capacities.

5 Extra-territorial operation

It is the intention of the Parliament that the operation of:

(a) this Act; and

(b) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and

(c) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and

(d) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law and Regulations; and

(e) a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth;

should, as far as possible, include operation in relation to the following:

(f) things situated in or outside Australia;

(g) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into or occurring in or outside Australia;

(h) things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated, done, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this Act, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of a State, a Territory or a foreign country.