68Regulations

68 Regulations

68 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to a 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) In particular, the regulations may make provision about the following—

(a) imposing requirements on suppliers to provide information, certification or statements about an item,

(b) imposing requirements on suppliers to carry out independent testing of an item,

(c) imposing requirements relating to records or reports on a person in relation to an item,

(d) an accreditation scheme or other scheme for the purpose of approving auditors,

(e) requiring or allowing information and records required to be provided or kept under this Act to be provided or kept in electronic form,

(f) fees and charges in connection with the administration of this Act or the regulations, including the following—

(i) the amount, or the determination of the amount by the regulator, of the fees and charges,

(ii) the time within which the fees and charges must be paid,

(iii) the payment and recovery of the fees and charges.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision about the granting of exemptions, with or without conditions, from specified provisions of this Act or the regulations, whether generally or in specified circumstances for—

(a) the supply of single-use plastic drinking straws for use by a person with a disability or other medical requirement, and

(b) a person by reference to the following—

(i) premises,

(ii) a product,

(iii) an item,

(iv) another matter or thing.

(4) The regulations may create offences punishable by a penalty no more than—

(a) 200 penalty units for an individual, or