56Regulations

56 Regulations

(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for and in relation to: (a) regulating the use and operation of registered motor vehicles and trailers and prescribing operating standards (including mass limits) of such vehicles and trailers; and (b) prohibiting or regulating specified conduct or activities: (i) in registered motor vehicles or trailers; or (ii) in connection with the operation or use of registered motor vehicles or trailers; and (c) providing for the charging of fees (other than fees for the purposes of paragraph 9(1)(a), subparagraph 9(3)(b)(ii) or subsection 12(2)) in respect of functions performed by a Regulatory Authority in or in connection with the registration under this Act of a motor vehicle or trailer or the licensing under this Act of a person who proposes to carry on long distance interstate road transport business; and (d) penalties not exceeding a fine of 30 penalty units for offences against regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 13(aa); and (da) enabling a person who is alleged to have committed an offence against section 12D or an offence referred to in paragraph (d) to pay to the Commonwealth, as an alternative to prosecution, a penalty not exceeding: (i) in the case of a natural person—4 penalty units; or (ii) in the case of a body corporate—20 penalty units; and (e) penalties not exceeding a fine of 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations, other than offences referred to in paragraph (d); (f) enabling a person who is alleged to have committed an offence referred to in paragraph (e) to pay to the Commonwealth, as an alternative to prosecution, a penalty not exceeding: (i) in the case of a natural person—1 penalty unit; or (ii) in the case of a body corporate—5 penalty units. (3) The regulations may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time. (4) Subject to section 4A, a fee provided for under paragraph (2)(c) shall not exceed $100.