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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.134Regulation-making power
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### sec.134 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
A regulation may be made about the following matters—
specifying where, and the time for which, the register and the prescribed documents mentioned in part 5A must be kept;
exempting a person from compliance with the whole, or part, of part 5A with or without conditions;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 a thing as a dangerous drug for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 quantities of a dangerous drug for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 a substance as a controlled substance for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A , quantities of substances mentioned in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 that are unlawful for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B , things that are unlawful for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8C , a combination of items that is a prohibited combination of items for this Act;
prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8D , the dangerous drugs to which section 131 applies;
prescribing offences for contraventions of a regulation and fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 20 penalty units.
s 134 (prev s 59) sub 1995 No. 18 s 7
amd 1996 No. 49 s 13
renum 2002 No. 35 s 11
amd 2006 No. 8 s 66 ; 2008 No. 4 s 30
(sec.134-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.
(sec.134-ssec.2) A regulation may be made about the following matters— specifying where, and the time for which, the register and the prescribed documents mentioned in part 5A must be kept; exempting a person from compliance with the whole, or part, of part 5A with or without conditions; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 a thing as a dangerous drug for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 quantities of a dangerous drug for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 a substance as a controlled substance for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A , quantities of substances mentioned in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 that are unlawful for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B , things that are unlawful for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8C , a combination of items that is a prohibited combination of items for this Act; prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8D , the dangerous drugs to which section 131 applies; prescribing offences for contraventions of a regulation and fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 20 penalty units.
- (a) specifying where, and the time for which, the register and the prescribed documents mentioned in part 5A must be kept;
- (b) exempting a person from compliance with the whole, or part, of part 5A with or without conditions;
- (c) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 a thing as a dangerous drug for this Act;
- (d) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedules 1 to 5 quantities of a dangerous drug for this Act;
- (e) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 a substance as a controlled substance for this Act;
- (f) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A , quantities of substances mentioned in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 6 that are unlawful for this Act;
- (g) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B , things that are unlawful for this Act;
- (h) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8C , a combination of items that is a prohibited combination of items for this Act;
- (i) prescribing in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8D , the dangerous drugs to which section 131 applies;
- (j) prescribing offences for contraventions of a regulation and fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 20 penalty units.