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#### 96 Regulations 96 Regulations > > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) providing for exceptions to specified provisions of this Act (including exceptions for a particular class or description of owner or companion animal, or exceptions based on particular circumstances), > > > > > (b) exempting a specified class, kind or description of companion animals from all or specified provisions of this Act, either unconditionally or subject to conditions, > > > > > (b1) limiting the number of restricted dogs that a person may own, > > > > > (c) imposing maximum fees that can be charged for the issue of replacement certificates of registration, > > > > > (d) provisions applying (with or without modification) any provision of this Act in respect of an animal prescribed by the regulations as a companion animal for the purposes of this Act, > > > > > (e) regulating the training of assistance animals and accrediting assistance animals for the purposes of this Act (including by requiring accreditation as a pre-condition for any exemption provided in respect of assistance animals by this Act or the regulations) and provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on an animal being prescribed as a companion animal for the purposes of this Act. > > > (3) The regulations may create offences punishable by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. > > **s 96:** Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.7 \[7\]; 2005 No 101, Sch 1 \[122\] \[123\].