sec.385Regulation-making power

### sec.385 Regulation-making power The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. A regulation may be made about the following— assessing the viability of geothermal production under geothermal tenures, including, for example— requiring geothermal tenure holders to give reports about the viability of geothermal production under their tenure (a geothermal viability report ); and empowering the Minister to make an independent assessment of the viability of carrying out geothermal production in all or part of a geothermal tenure’s area (an independent viability assessment ); and providing for who must pay the cost of an independent viability assessment; the way an application, document or submission must be made or given for section 363 (2) (b) , or the way a report must be given for section 190 (3) (b) , including, for example— practices and procedures for lodgement of applications and other documents; and methods for acknowledging receipt of documents; and methods for acceptance of the lodgement of documents; and the time at which a document is taken to have been lodged, but only to the extent that this Act does not provide otherwise; requiring lodgement of a hard copy of the application, document or submission; the fees payable under this Act including late payment fees; the conditions of geothermal tenures; imposing a penalty, of no more than 20 penalty units, for a contravention of a regulation. s 385 amd 2012 No. 20 s 140 ; 2013 No. 10 s 41 (sec.385-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (sec.385-ssec.2) A regulation may be made about the following— assessing the viability of geothermal production under geothermal tenures, including, for example— requiring geothermal tenure holders to give reports about the viability of geothermal production under their tenure (a geothermal viability report ); and empowering the Minister to make an independent assessment of the viability of carrying out geothermal production in all or part of a geothermal tenure’s area (an independent viability assessment ); and providing for who must pay the cost of an independent viability assessment; the way an application, document or submission must be made or given for section 363 (2) (b) , or the way a report must be given for section 190 (3) (b) , including, for example— practices and procedures for lodgement of applications and other documents; and methods for acknowledging receipt of documents; and methods for acceptance of the lodgement of documents; and the time at which a document is taken to have been lodged, but only to the extent that this Act does not provide otherwise; requiring lodgement of a hard copy of the application, document or submission; the fees payable under this Act including late payment fees; the conditions of geothermal tenures; imposing a penalty, of no more than 20 penalty units, for a contravention of a regulation. - (a) assessing the viability of geothermal production under geothermal tenures, including, for example— (i) requiring geothermal tenure holders to give reports about the viability of geothermal production under their tenure (a geothermal viability report ); and (ii) empowering the Minister to make an independent assessment of the viability of carrying out geothermal production in all or part of a geothermal tenure’s area (an independent viability assessment ); and (iii) providing for who must pay the cost of an independent viability assessment; - (i) requiring geothermal tenure holders to give reports about the viability of geothermal production under their tenure (a geothermal viability report ); and - (ii) empowering the Minister to make an independent assessment of the viability of carrying out geothermal production in all or part of a geothermal tenure’s area (an independent viability assessment ); and - (iii) providing for who must pay the cost of an independent viability assessment; - (b) the way an application, document or submission must be made or given for section 363 (2) (b) , or the way a report must be given for section 190 (3) (b) , including, for example— (i) practices and procedures for lodgement of applications and other documents; and (ii) methods for acknowledging receipt of documents; and (iii) methods for acceptance of the lodgement of documents; and (iv) the time at which a document is taken to have been lodged, but only to the extent that this Act does not provide otherwise; - (i) practices and procedures for lodgement of applications and other documents; and - (ii) methods for acknowledging receipt of documents; and - (iii) methods for acceptance of the lodgement of documents; and - (iv) the time at which a document is taken to have been lodged, but only to the extent that this Act does not provide otherwise; - (c) requiring lodgement of a hard copy of the application, document or submission; - (d) the fees payable under this Act including late payment fees; - (e) the conditions of geothermal tenures; - (f) imposing a penalty, of no more than 20 penalty units, for a contravention of a regulation. - (i) requiring geothermal tenure holders to give reports about the viability of geothermal production under their tenure (a geothermal viability report ); and - (ii) empowering the Minister to make an independent assessment of the viability of carrying out geothermal production in all or part of a geothermal tenure’s area (an independent viability assessment ); and - (iii) providing for who must pay the cost of an independent viability assessment; - (i) practices and procedures for lodgement of applications and other documents; and - (ii) methods for acknowledging receipt of documents; and - (iii) methods for acceptance of the lodgement of documents; and - (iv) the time at which a document is taken to have been lodged, but only to the extent that this Act does not provide otherwise;