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FUTURE DROUGHT FUND ACT 2019 (NO. 55, 2019) - SECT 26

Constitutional limits

                   The Drought Minister may exercise a power conferred on the Drought Minister by section 21 or 22 only:

                     (a)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Desertification Convention; or

                     (b)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Ramsar Convention; or

                     (c)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Biodiversity Convention; or

                     (d)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Climate Change Convention; or

                     (e)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol; or

                      (f)  with respect to implementing Australia's international obligations under the Paris Agreement; or

                     (g)  with respect to matters that are of international concern; or

                     (h)  with respect to the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or

                      (i)  with respect to the granting of financial assistance to a constitutional corporation for the purposes of carrying out the corporation's activities; or

                      (j)  with respect to a Territory; or

                     (k)  with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970 ); or

                      (l)  with respect to trade and 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

                    (m)  with respect to the use of a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or

                     (n)  with respect to research relating to the development of patents of inventions; or

                     (o)  with respect to statistics; or

                     (p)  with respect to meteorological observations; or

                     (q)  with respect to insurance to which paragraph 51(xiv) of the Constitution applies; or

                      (r)  with respect to the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood; or

                      (s)  with respect to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.



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