Section 56AP — 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 CDR provisions.

Note: The extended geographical application that section 56AO gives to the CDR provisions applies to the offences against the CDR 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 56AMD — Meaning of CDR action participant
s 56AN — Extension to external Territories
s 56AO — Extraterritorial operation of the CDR provisions
s 56AQ — CDR provisions bind the Crown
s 56AR — Government entities may participate under this Part
s 56AS — Participating government entities of a State or Territory—declaration

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