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#### 208 Regulations
208 Regulations
(cf AC Act s 73, AI Act s 41)
> > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
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> > (2) In particular, regulations may be made for or with respect to the following—
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> > > (a) the exercise of any function conferred under Chapter 8 of this Act (including, but not limited to, the supply of adoption information and the issue of authorities to supply such information),
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> > > (b) internal review of decisions made by the Secretary under this Act,
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> > > (c) money paid in relation to adoption services provided by the Secretary or accredited intercountry adoption service providers in relation to intercountry adoptions and accounting for the expenditure of such money,
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> > > (d), (e) (Repealed)
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> > > (f) the disclosure of information under the arrangements referred to in section 175A, including any procedures or requirements in relation to that disclosure and any requirements on any organisation to which the information is disclosed.
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> > (3) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.
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> **s 208:** Am 2014 No 8, Sch 2.1 \[12\] \[13\]; 2016 No 43, Sch 1 \[5\]; 2019 No 25, Sch 5.1\[7\] \[8\].