145Regulations

145 Regulations

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

(2)  Regulations may prescribe fees and charges payable in relation to –

(a) any matter under this Act; and

(b) any services provided relating to any application; and

(c) any matter relating to a lease; and

(d) a lease area; and

(e) the amount of fish taken from, cultivated in, or grown or farmed in, the area; and

(f) any other matter the Minister considers appropriate.

(3)  Regulations may –

(a) provide for the remission of, or exemption from payment of, any fee or charge; and

(b) prescribe offences in respect of which infringement notices may be served and the penalties applicable to those offences; and

(c) regulate the removal and disposal of waste matter; and

(d) provide for the identification of areas; and

(e) prescribe the requirements for establishing or removing structures and rafts; and

(f) provide for the making, hearing and determination of civil enforcement proceedings.

(4)  Regulations may be of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(5)  The regulations may –

(a) authorise any matter to be determined, applied or regulated by a specified person or body; and

(b) confer a power or impose a duty on a specified person or class of person.

(6)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to any matter, condition, limitation, restriction, exception or circumstance specified in the regulations.

(7)  The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and