Health Complaints Act 1995
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79 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.
(3) The regulations may –
(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(4) The regulations may prescribe expenses and allowances payable to witnesses under this Act by reference to similar expenses and allowances payable to persons attending as a witness before a court specified in the regulations.
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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Ombudsman Act 1978 .