18ARegulations

18A Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to any matter required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed to give effect to this Act. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may be made by the Governor in Council that prescribe— (a) an offence against a provision modifying the application of the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria), as it applies as a law of Victoria, that, under Part 2B, is to be read as if it were part of that Law; and (b) an offence against the national regulations in respect of which an infringement notice may be served under section 291 of the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria); and (c) a penalty not exceeding $19 800 for a contravention against the national regulations committed by a large provider. (3) The regulations may— (a) be of general or limited application; and (b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and (c) confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of person; and (d) leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by a specified person; and (e) provide, in a specified case or class of case, for the exemption of persons or things or a class of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations— (i) whether unconditionally or on specified conditions; and (ii) either wholly or to any extent that is specified; and (f) apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whether— (i) wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or (ii) as in force at a particular time; or (iii) as in force from time to time; and (g) impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations. S. 18B inserted by No. 53/2025 s. 124.