113Secretary to avoid excessive or sudden regulatory actions

113 Secretary to avoid excessive or sudden regulatory actions

(1)  In this regulation –

requirement includes a condition of an entitlement.

(2)  In imposing a discretionary requirement on a person in respect of any entitlement or activity, under these regulations, the Secretary, as far as practicable –

(a) is to have regard to any mandatory or discretionary requirements that the person must comply with under allied Acts in respect of that or any closely corresponding entitlement or activity; and

(b) is not to duplicate those requirements or impose overlapping or incompatible requirements or unduly add to the person's obligations, administrative burdens or costs of compliance in respect of the entitlement or activity under these regulations.

(3)  The Secretary is to give reasonable notice of the cancellation or suspension of any entitlement unless satisfied that there is compelling justification for effecting the cancellation or suspension urgently.