110Regulations

110 Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may do any or all of the following:

(a) provide for the construction, installation and positioning of gas infrastructure;

(b) provide for gas activities;

(c) provide for the testing, approval and installation of meters;

(d) require licensees generally to provide periodic returns of prescribed information certified, if the regulations so require, by declaration under this Act;

(e) provide for the procedure for administrative reviews and appeals;

(f) provide for the procedure for the reporting of incidents;

(g) prescribe and provide for the recovery of fees and charges in respect of the administration or operation of this Act and the waiver or refund of any such fees or charges;

(h) declare that a substance is or is not a gas for the purposes of this Act or a provision of this Act;

(i) apply, adopt or incorporate all or any of the provisions of a standard, code, guideline or rule relating to gas infrastructures and provide that those provisions may be applied, adopted or incorporated as they currently exist, as amended by the regulations or as amended from time to time.

(3)  A regulation may provide that a contravention of the regulation is an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.

(4)  The regulations may –

(a) be of general application or limited in application according to the persons, areas, times or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; or

(b) provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined, regulated or prohibited according to the discretion of the Minister or the Regulator; or

(c) refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, any standard or other document prepared or published by a body referred to in the regulations, as in force from time to time or as in force at a particular time.