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293 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
Note for subsection (1)
See section 65 of the Interpretation Act 1978.
(2) The regulations may deal with the following:
(a) prescribe fees payable under this Act;
(b) provide for the recovery of costs and expenses incurred by the
Minister, the CEO or the NT EPA under or for this Act;
(c) provide for an offence against a regulation to be an offence of
strict or absolute liability;
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(d) for an offence against a regulation other than an offence of
strict liability or absolute liability – prescribe:
(i) a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; or
(ii) an environmental penalty not exceeding environmental
penalty level 3;
(e) for an offence against a regulation that is an offence of strict
liability or absolute liability – prescribe:
(i) a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(ii) an environmental penalty not exceeding environmental
penalty level 3;
(f) apply, adopt or incorporate (with or without changes) the
whole or part of a document as in force or existing at a
particular time or from time to time;
(g) make different provision for different cases or class of case.
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