Section 71 - Fundraising Act 1998 - Regulations

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(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations—

(a) prescribing the form of any notice, application, permit, request, order, direction or other form or instrument to be made or given under this Act;

S. 71(1)(b) amended by No. 47/2019 s. 44(1).

(b) exempting a person or a class of person from having to comply with any or all of the requirements of this Act and imposing conditions in relation to such exemptions;

S. 71(1)(c) repealed by No. 2/2009 s. 19, new s. 71(1)(c) inserted by No. 47/2019 s. 44(2).

(c) prescribing infringement offences against a provision of this Act or the regulations for the purposes of section 61D;

(d) requiring a person conducting a fundraising appeal to which Part 3 applies to ensure that any record or account required by Part 3 complies with specified requirements or standards;

S. 71(1)(da) inserted by No. 70/2001 s. 21.

(da) prescribing matters that must, or that may, be included in the register;

S. 71(1)(db) inserted by No. 47/2019 s. 44(3).

(db) prescribing matters in relation to the registration of Commonwealth registered entities under this Act;

(e) prescribing all matters that by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations—

(a) may be of general or limited application; and

(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and

S. 71(2)(c) substituted by No. 47/2019 s. 44(4).

S. 71(2)(d) amended by No. 47/2019 s. 44(5).

(d) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a person or a class of person;

(e) may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whether—

(i) wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

(ii) as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

S. 71(3) repealed by No. 1/2010 s. 96.

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