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258 Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—
S. 258(1)(a) amended by No. 32/2006 s. 83(3).
(a) prescribing the level of infringement penalty for the purposes of Part 9;
S. 258(1)(b) amended by No. 95/2005 s. 4(4)(b).
(b) prescribing as a tolling device any system, equipment or thing (including any equipment or thing to be placed in or on a vehicle) for recording the use of a vehicle on EastLink;
(c) prescribing the manner in which the tolling devices are to be installed, set up, tested, operated, used, maintained or repaired;
(d) prescribing the manner in which information from the tolling devices is to be handled for the purposes of tolling;
S. 258(1)(e) amended by No. 14/2005 s. 31.
(e) prescribing methods of recording the payment of tolls and toll administration fees;
(f) exempting from the payment of tolls vehicles or classes of vehicle that under the Agreement may be exempted from the payment of tolls;
S. 258(1)(fa) inserted by No. 74/2007 s. 61.
(fa) the exemption by the Freeway Corporation of vehicles from the requirement to be registered under Part 9;
S. 258(1)(fb) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(1).
(fb) prescribing fees;
S. 258(1)(fc) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(1).
(fc) prescribing a period of time for the purposes of section 204(7);
S. 258(1)(fd) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(1).
(fd) prescribing an amount for the purposes of section 206B;
S. 258(1)(fe) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(1).
(fe) prescribing criteria for the purposes of section 206B(2);
S. 258(1)(ff) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(1).
(ff) prescribing the period in which records in relation to the non-payment of a toll are be destroyed;
(g) generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.
S. 258(2) substituted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(2).
(2) The regulations—
(a) may be of general or limited application;
(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;
(c) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or class of person;
(d) may exempt specified persons or things or classes of persons or things from complying with all or any of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified.
S. 258(3) inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 105(2).
(3) A power conferred by this Act to make regulations prescribing fees may be exercised by providing for all or any of the following matters—
(a) specific fees;
(b) maximum fees;
(c) minimum fees;
(d) the payment of fees either generally or under specified conditions or in specified circumstances;
(e) the payment of fees by a specified manner of payment.
New s. 259 inserted by No. 95/2005 s. 5.