157General regulation making powers

157 General regulation making powers

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

S. 157(1)(a) amended by Nos 38/2000 s. 21(c), 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).

(a) fixing fees and charges, including maximum or minimum fees and charges, for or with respect to any function or service carried out by Energy Safe Victoria;

S. 157(1)(b) amended by Nos 89/1998 s. 30(1), 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2).

(b) empowering Energy Safe Victoria to waive or rebate the payment of a fee or charge in specified circumstances or to refund amounts paid to Energy Safe Victoria in specified circumstances;

S. 157(1)(c) repealed by No. 24/2002 s. 8.

(d) forms for the purposes of this Act or the regulations;

S. 157(1)(e) repealed by No. 24/2002 s. 8.

(f) the keeping of records;

(g) the conducting of tests;

(h) 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.

(2) Regulations made under this Act may be made—

(a) so as to apply—

(i) at all times or at a specified time; or

(ii) throughout the whole of the State or in a specified part of the State;

S. 157(2)(aa) inserted by No. 89/1998 s. 30(2).

(aa) so as to apply generally or to be of limited application and may differ according to differences in circumstances;

(b) so as to require a matter affected by the regulations to be—

(i) in accordance with a specified standard or specified requirement; or

(ii) approved by or to the satisfaction of a specified person or body;

(c) so as to incorporate, adopt or apply wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations, the provisions of any document, standard, rule, specification or method formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any authority or body whether—

(i) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the regulation is made or at any time before the regulation is made; or

S. 157(2)(c)(ii) amended by No. 59/2008 s. 42.

(ii) as published or amended from time to time;

(d) so as to confer a discretionary authority on or leave any matter to be determined by a specified person or body;

S. 157(2)(e) amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 48(Sch. 1 item 2), 43/2018 s. 15.

(e) so as to empower Energy Safe Victoria to exempt any person, electrical work, electrical equipment or in-scope electrical equipment from all or any of the requirements of the regulations subject to conditions (if any) specified by Energy Safe Victoria.