Section 53G — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Geographical application of offences

Division 14 (Standard geographical jurisdiction) of the Criminal Code does not apply in relation to an offence against the gas market provisions.

Note: The extended geographical application that section 53F gives to the gas market provisions applies to offences against the gas market provisions.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 53D — Gas market participants
s 53E — Extension to external Territories
s 53F — Extraterritorial operation
s 53H — Geographical application—supplies and acquisitions
s 53J — Gas market provisions bind the Crown
s 53K — Application to government entities

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