217Regulations may exempt people, plant or premises from

217 Regulations may exempt people, plant or premises from Act (1) A regulation may— (a) exempt plant, premises or a person, from this Act; or (b) authorise the work health and safety commissioner to exempt plant, premises or a person, from this Act. Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to a provision of an Act (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)). (2) An exemption given by a regulation mentioned in subsection (1) may be conditional. (3) A regulation may make provision in relation to the failure to comply with a condition of an exemption (including an exemption under this section). (4) A regulation may provide for the work health and safety commissioner to— (a) suspend the operation of a regulation mentioned in subsection (1) (a) in a certain way or in certain circumstances; or (b) suspend the operation of an exemption given by the work health and safety commissioner to plant or premises, or a person, in a certain way or in certain circumstances.