53Regulations

#### 53 Regulations 53 Regulations > > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act and, in particular, for or with respect to— > > > > > (a) the qualifications and functions of inspectors, > > > > > (b) the procedures to be followed by the Secretary and advisory committee in relation to the investigation of applications made to the Secretary or referred to the advisory committee under this Act, > > > > > (c) the records to be kept for the purposes of this Act, > > > > > (d) the forms to be used under this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (e) the fees and other charges which may be imposed under this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (f) the issue, duration, transfer, renewal, cancellation and suspension of licences, approvals and permits under this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (g) the terms and conditions of any such licence, approval or permit, and the variation of any such terms and conditions, > > > > > (h) the exhibition of animals and the care of animals for which the holders of any such licences, approvals or permits are responsible, > > > > > (i) (Repealed) > > > > > (j) the identification of animals at licensed animal display establishments, or for which holders of approvals or permits are responsible, > > > > > (k) the submission of itineraries and other returns with respect to circuses and other public entertainments involving the exhibition of animals, > > > > > (l) bonds and other arrangements for the purposes of section 37, > > > > > (m) without limiting the generality of paragraph (l), the deposit of, and payment of interest on, money deposited as a bond or paid under other arrangements for the purposes of section 37, and > > > > > (n) the rehabilitation, return to their natural environment or escape of animals. > > > (2) A provision of a regulation may— > > > > > (a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, > > > > > (b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind, or > > > > > (c) authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any specified person or body, > > > > or may do any combination of those things. > > > (3) A regulation may adopt wholly or partially or by reference any guideline or similar published document setting standards for the care of animals in captivity which is recommended or adopted by— > > > > > (a) the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, > > > > > (b) the National Parks and Wildlife Service, or > > > > > (c) any similar body, > > > > relating to the matter with which the regulation deals. > > > (4) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (5) A provision of a regulation which relates to the acquisition, disposal or removal of animals may extend the meaning of the word “animal” when used in any such regulation to include the eggs, sperm, embryos and other reproductive material of animals. > > **s 53:** Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1996 No 11, Sch 1 \[2\].