612Power to make Co-operatives National Regulations

612 Power to make Co-operatives National Regulations

(1) For the purposes of this section, the designated authority is the Governor of the State of New South Wales, or other person for the time being administering the Government of that State, acting with the advice of the Executive Council of that State and on the recommendation of the Ministerial Council.

(2) The designated authority may make regulations for the purposes of this Law, which are to be known as the Co-operatives National Regulations and are referred to in this Law as the National Regulations.

(3) In particular, the National Regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following:

(a) the making of applications for the exercise of a power by the Registrar;

(b) how to file documents with the Registrar, including electronic filing and filing by fax;

(c) fees to be paid in relation to the administration of this Law, including:

(i) fees for the filing of a document under this Law; and

(ii) additional fees for late filing of a document under this Law;

(d) any other matter that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Law.

(4) Regulations relating to fees:

(a) may prescribe different fees for different classes of cases; and

(b) may authorise the waiver, reduction or refund of fees in particular cases or classes of cases.

(5) The National Regulations may create offences and impose penalties of not more than $2,000 for an offence.