85Regulations

##### 85 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 the matters that may be prescribed under subsection (1), regulations may be made under that subsection prescribing: (a) the procedure of the Agency; (b) the manner in which, and the time within which, applications may be made to the Agency under section 50; (c) the procedure and duties of Promotion Appeal Committees; (d) the procedure of Disciplinary Appeal Committees including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) the procedure for summoning witnesses and requiring the production of documents; and (ii) the procedure for the service of documents upon persons; (e) the circumstances in which, and the procedure by which, the evidence of a person appealing to a Disciplinary Appeal Committee or of a witness concerned in that appeal may be taken by a person (other than a member of that Committee) who is authorized to take that evidence; (f) matters in relation to costs in appeals made to Disciplinary Appeal Committees and the assessment of those costs; (g) penalties, not exceeding a fine of $500, for a failure of a person to attend, or to answer questions, before, or to produce documents to, a Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committee or a Disciplinary Appeal Committee, in obedience to a summons issued by that Committee or by a member of that Committee; (ga) penalties, not exceeding a fine of $1000, for a failure of a person to comply with an order of a Disciplinary Appeal Committee: (i) in relation to the persons who may be present at a review or hearing of an appeal by the Committee; or (ii) giving directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of evidence given before the Committee or of matters contained in documents lodged with, or received in evidence by, the Committee; (h) matters in relation to the procedure of Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committees, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) the manner by which, and the circumstances in which, 2 or more appeals may be consolidated and heard together; (iii) the procedure for summoning witnesses and requiring the production of documents; and (iv) the procedure for the service of documents upon persons; (j) the circumstances in which, and the procedure by which, the evidence of a Commonwealth employee appealing to a Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committee, or of a witness concerned in an appeal to a Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committee, may be taken by a member of the Committee, or a person other than a member of the Committee, who is authorized by the Committee to take that evidence; (ja) penalties, not exceeding a fine of $1000, for a failure of a person to comply with an order of a Redeployment and Retirement Appeal Committee: (i) in relation to the persons who may be present at a proceeding before the Committee; or (ii) giving directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of evidence given before the Committee or of matters contained in documents lodged with, or received in evidence by, the Committee; (k) the application of the provisions of this Act, subject to such modifications (if any) as are prescribed, to and in relation to: (i) members and staff members of the Australian Federal Police; (iii) persons who are employed under section 42 of the Naval Defence Act 1910; (iv) persons who are employed under section 10 of the Supply and Development Act 1939; (v) persons employed as officers of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization; or (vi) officers appointed in pursuance of section 10 of the Trade Representatives Act 1933. (3) In subsection (2), modifications includes additions, omissions and substitutions.