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17 Constitutional limits
The Minister may exercise a power or perform a function conferred on the Minister by section 12 only:
(a)
with respect to the implied power of the Parliament to make laws with respect to nationhood; or
(b)
otherwise with respect to the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
(c)
with respect 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
(d)
with respect to banking (other than State banking not extending beyond the limits of the State concerned).
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