23Regulations

23 Regulations

The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular: (a) making provision for and in relation to sittings of the Supreme Court in a State for the purpose of hearing and determining a matter, otherwise than in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, if the Court is satisfied that the hearing of the matter outside the Territory is not contrary to the interests of justice; and (b) prescribing penalties, of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units, for offences against the regulations; and (c) making saving or transitional provisions in relation to the abolition of any court established by an Ordinance.