Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013
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7 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.
(3) The regulations may –
(a) provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Director.
(5) The regulations may adopt, either wholly or in part and with or without modification, and either specifically or by reference, any of the standards of Standards Australia, whether the standards are published or issued before or after the commencement of all of the provisions of this Act.
(6) A reference in subsection (5) to standards includes a reference to an amendment of those standards, whether the amendment is published or issued before or after the commencement of all of the provisions of this Act.