to reading laws with respect to section 15A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth). While he noted that there can be an express intention by the Parliament as to the interpretation of the law, he stated that if it is "single and indivisible", it will not be possible to read down the law and provide it with an alternative interpretation. The coexistence of sections 7 and 35(1) meant that it would have had to apply to both all trade, and to only foreign and interstate trade. However, since section 35(1) is a single provision and not a series of paragraphs, Barwick CJ felt that it would be "legislating and not construing" if it were broken up accordingly. See also Section 51(xx) of the Australian Constitution Australian constitutional law References Winterton, G. et al. Australian federal constitutional law: commentary and materials, 1999. LBC Information Services, Sydney. High Court of Australia cases 1971 in Australian law Australian constitutional law Corporations power in the Australian Constitution cases 1971 in case law