Constitutional limits
26 Constitutional limits
The Drought Minister may exercise a power conferred on the Drought Minister by section 21 or 22 only:
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Desertification Convention; or
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Ramsar Convention; or
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Biodiversity Convention; or
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Climate Change Convention; or
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol; or
with respect to implementing Australia’s international obligations under the Paris Agreement; or
with respect to matters that are of international concern; or
with respect to the granting of financial assistance to a State or Territory; or
with respect to the granting of financial assistance to a constitutional corporation for the purposes of carrying out the corporation’s activities; or
with respect to a Territory; or
with respect to a Commonwealth place (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970); or
with respect to trade and commerce:
between Australia and places outside Australia; or
among the States; or
within a Territory, between a State and a Territory or between 2 Territories; or
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
with respect to research relating to the development of patents of inventions; or
with respect to statistics; or
with respect to meteorological observations; or
with respect to insurance to which paragraph 51(xiv) of the Constitution applies; or
with respect to the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood; or
with respect to matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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