57Regulations

57 Regulations

57 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations about a matter that is—

(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) In particular, the regulations may make provision about the following—

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

(b) requiring reports by brand owners and product stewardship organisations to be prepared, given to the regulator or made publicly available,

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

(d) requiring brand owners and product stewardship organisations to notify the regulator of significant events, including the way a notification must be made,

(e) 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 person by reference to the following—

(a) premises,

(b) a product,

(c) another matter or thing.

(4) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2)(e), the regulations may deal with the following—

(a) fees to accompany notifications to the regulator,

(b) annual fees payable to product stewardship organisations,

(c) fees to accompany the lodgement of action plans to the regulator,