202General rules under this Part as to registration and fees

#### 202 General rules under this Part as to registration and fees 202 General rules under this Part as to registration and fees > > (1) The Governor may make regulations— > > > > > (a) prescribing the manner and form of registering instruments under this Act or any other Act (except the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025)), and the requirements with which documents lodged or delivered for registration thereunder are to comply, > > > > > (b) prescribing forms and contents of requisitions and certificates under Division 4, > > > > > (c) regulating the practice of the Registrar-General under this Act or any other Act (except the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025)), > > > > > (d) prescribing the fees to be taken for any matter to be done under this or any other Act (except the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025)), > > > > > (d1) providing for the refund or waiver of any such fees, and > > > > > (e) prescribing anything to be prescribed under this Act. > > > (1A) (Repealed) > > > (2) Prescribed in this Act in relation to any of the aforesaid matters means prescribed under the provisions of this section. > > > (3) The fees prescribed in any such regulations shall be the fees payable for all matters therein mentioned, notwithstanding anything contained in any other Act or regulation (except the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025) and the regulations made thereunder) prescribing the payment of fees, or limiting the amount thereof. > > > (4) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units. > > > (5) Proceedings for an offence against a regulation shall be dealt with summarily before the Local Court. > > > (6) A provision of a regulation may do one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) authorise a matter or thing to, from time to time, be determined, applied or regulated by a specified person or body, > > > > > (b) authorise the Registrar-General to exempt a person from complying with the provision in a particular case. > > > (7) The regulations may include provision for or with respect to the increase on an annual or other basis in accordance with a formula prescribed by the regulations of fees prescribed by the regulations. > > > (8) A fee can be prescribed by the regulations either as a specified amount or an amount calculated or determined in a specified manner. > > **s 202:** Am 1920 No 23, sec 2; 1930 No 44, sec 34 (3); 1932 No 65, sec 3 (1) (k); 1942 No 1, sec 3; 1970 No 23, sec 23 (1); 1972 No 17, sec 19 (h); 1973 No 87, Sch 2; 1975 No 57, Sch 2; 1984 No 20, Schs 1 (11), 2 (19); 1985 No 142, Sch 1 (4); 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.63 \[4\]; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.6 \[1\] \[2\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2016 No 46, Sch 4.2 \[37\]–\[39\]; 2025 No 50, Sch 1\[44\].