140Regulations

#### 140 Regulations 140 Regulations > > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. > > > (2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following— > > > > > (a) contractor licences, supervisor and tradesperson certificates and owner-builder permits under this Act, duplicate contractor licences and duplicate supervisor and tradesperson certificates under the regulations and permits under the regulations, > > > > > (a1) kinds of insurance to be obtained by an applicant for a contractor licence, or the renewal or restoration of a contractor licence, or by the holder of a contractor licence, in addition to any insurance required to be obtained under Part 6, > > > > > (a2) (Repealed) > > > > > (b) the supervision of residential building work and of specialist work, > > > > > (c) advertisements and the display of signs relating to residential building work or specialist work, > > > > > (d) agreements or arrangements relating to residential building work or specialist work, > > > > > (e) forms, records, notices and returns, > > > > > (f) appeals and show cause proceedings under this Act, > > > > > (g) the keeping of trust accounts by holders and former holders of contractor licences, > > > > > (h) the conduct of examinations for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (i) matters that are required to be taken into account by the Secretary in deciding whether or not special circumstances exist under a provision of this Act, > > > > > (j) fees payable under this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (j1) the waiver, reduction, postponement or refund by the Secretary of fees payable or paid under this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (k) exemptions from requirements of this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (l) the keeping of public registers, > > > > > (m) undertakings under section 115A. > > > (2A) Despite subsection (2)(k), regulations cannot be made for or with respect to— > > > > > (a) the exemption of a person from the requirements of sections 15A–15C, or > > > > > (b) the exemption of work from the definition of mechanical services and medical gas work. > > > (3) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 200 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 100 penalty units in any other case. > > **s 140:** Am 1990 No 33, Sch 1 (33); 1994 No 54, Sch 5 (3); 1996 No 122, Sch 5 \[9\]; 1997 No 82, Sch 3 \[6\]; 1999 No 26, Sch 1 \[21\]; 2001 No 51, Schs 3 \[13\] \[27\]–\[30\], 7 \[10\], 8 \[31\]; 2004 No 101, Sch 4 \[11\]; 2009 No 61, Sch 2 \[38\] \[66\] \[73\]–\[76\]; 2020 No 3, Sch 1.15\[1\]; 2020 No 17, Sch 2\[5\]; 2021 No 32, Sch 1.5\[5\].