14Regulations

14 Regulations

(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Regulations may be made providing for the interpretation of a uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth. In particular, the regulations may provide that the following do not apply to the uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth: (a) any law, or any provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, being a law relating to the interpretation of laws; (b) any other law, or any other provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory. (3) The regulations may modify or adapt any provision of: (a) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law; or (b) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Regulations; or (c) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law; or (ca) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Regulations; or (cb) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law; or (cc) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Regulations; or (cd) the National Energy Retail Law (Commonwealth); or (ce) the National Energy Retail Regulations (Commonwealth); or (d) a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth; as it applies as a provision of a law of the Commonwealth.