6Regulations

6 Regulations

(1)  The power of the Governor to make regulations under this Act with respect to any article of clothing may be exercised for such purposes as he may consider appropriate having regard to the degree of flammability of the article, or the effect of heat on the article; and references in this subsection to an article of clothing shall be construed as including references to any part thereof, and to the material of the article or any part thereof.

(2)  The Governor may make regulations –

(a) prescribing articles of clothing of any specified kind, type, class, or description to be articles of clothing to which this Act applies; and

(b) prescribing the manner and form in which any prescribed article of clothing is to be marked or labelled.

(3)  Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (2) regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (b) thereof may –

(a) [Section 6 Subsection (3) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002] prescribe the manner in which any marking or label is to be displayed on, or affixed or attached to, any article of clothing; and

(b) prescribe the contents of any such marking or label, whether those contents relate to matters of information, instruction, or warning, or any other matter; and

(c) prescribe any matters affecting the form of the label or any of its contents.

(4)  Regulations under this Act may make different provision with respect to different articles of clothing.

(5)  Regulations under this Act may incorporate by reference, whether with or without modification or alteration, any of the provisions of an Australian Standard.