9Regulations generally

9 Regulations generally

(1)  The regulations may –

(a) require any person to provide specified reports, returns, documents or other forms of information to the Minister or another person; and

(b) require any person to keep specified records, statistics or other information; and

(c) authorise the Minister (or any person authorised by the Minister) to inspect any information required to be kept under the regulations and require any person to permit or facilitate any such inspection; and

(d) require the giving of notice before a specified activity or class of activities is commenced, and the notification of the occurrence of any specified event or class of events; and

(e) provide for the setting of targets for the State Government, including interim targets and specific targets for specified government agencies or instrumentalities for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from their activities in Tasmania; and

(f) provide for the service of any specified notice or document; and

(g) regulate the release or publication of specified information obtained in the administration of this Act.

(2)  The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to specified factors.

(3)  The regulations may –

(a) [Section 9 Subsection (3) amended by No. 7 of 2014, s. 5, Applied:11 Sep 2014] confer powers and functions on the Minister; and

(b) authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any specified person.

(4)  The regulations may provide for any matter by incorporating, either specifically or by reference and either wholly or in part and with or without modification, any code, standard or guideline, whether as in force at a particular time or as from time to time amended and whether published or issued before, on or after the day on which this Act commences.

(5)  The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and