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#### 127 Regulations 127 Regulations > > (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. > > > (2) Before making a recommendation to the Governor for the making of any regulation, the Minister shall take into consideration any recommendation of the Tribunal or the Board with respect to the subject-matter of the proposed regulation. > > > (3) A regulation shall, unless disallowed by either House of Parliament, take effect upon— > > > > > (a) the expiration of a period of 14 sitting days after the day or the later day written notice of its making is, pursuant to section 40 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015), laid before either such House, or > > > > > (b) a date specified in the regulation which is later than the period determined under paragraph (a). > > > (4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations for or with respect to— > > > > > (a) the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (b) the fees to be paid in respect of the lodging of any complaint under Part 9, > > > > > (c) the manner of serving any notice or other document, > > > > > (d) making complaints, amending complaints, dealing with complaints, declining complaints and terminating complaints, > > > > > (e) exempting— > > > > > > > (i) any person or class of persons, > > > > > > > (ii) any activity or class of activity, or > > > > > > > (iii) any other matter or circumstance, > > > > > > specified in the regulations from this Act or such parts of this Act as may be so specified. > > > (5) The regulations may impose a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for an offence arising under the regulations. > > > (6) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as may be specified in the regulations. > > **s 127:** Am 1981 No 15, Sch 2 (19) (20); 1982 No 142, Sch 4 (28); 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1997 No 77, Sch 2.1 \[8\]; 2004 No 79, Sch 1 \[7\].