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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
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#### 85 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) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may:
(a) require specified standards to be observed, practices and procedures to be followed and measures to be taken by controlled persons in relation to activities relating to controlled facilities, and in relation to dealings with controlled apparatus or controlled material; and
(b) regulate, restrict or prohibit any act of a controlled person in relation to such activities or dealings; and
(c) require the keeping of records, the giving of information and the notification of specified occurrences by controlled persons in relation to such activities or dealings; and
(d) provide for the establishment of committees to advise the CEO on matters relating to radiation or nuclear safety; and
(e) provide for matters relating to the payment of annual charge, including the time and manner of payment, pro‑rating and refunds; and
(f) prescribe fees in respect of matters under this Act or the regulations; and
(g) prescribe penalties of not more than 50 penalty units for offences against the regulations.