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### 60 Regulations
> > (1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (2) Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS60@Gs1@EN) , the regulations may –
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> > > > (a) provide for the appointment of independent advisors from whom the Registrar may obtain advice in relation to –
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> > > > > > (i) the registration of a person generally or as specified in the regulations; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the conduct and determination of a risk assessment of a person; and
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> > > > (b) provide for matters relating to registration, including the prescribing of information that a person or an employer must give the Registrar before the Registrar may impose a role-based registration on the person; and
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> > > > (c) provide for the keeping of records by registered persons and their employers; and
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> > > > (d) provide for matters relating to registration cards, including offences in respect of registration cards; and
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> > > > (da) [*\[Section 60 Subsection (2) amended by No. 46 of 2015, s. 35, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS35@EN) provide for matters relating to the Register and its maintenance; and
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> > > > (db) [*\[Section 60 Subsection (2) amended by No. 46 of 2015, s. 35, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS35@EN) provide for –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 60 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 2025, s. 8, Applied:01 Oct 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-10-01/act-2025-013#GS8@EN) the form of a notification of reportable behaviour; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the provision to the Registrar on the request of the Registrar of further information in relation to the reportable behaviour of a person, the particulars of the person or related matters; and
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> > > > > > (iii) the keeping by reporting bodies of information and records relating to reportable behaviour; and
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> > > > > > (iv) the amendment and withdrawal of a notification referred to in [subparagraph (i)](#GS60@Gs2@Hpdb@Hqi@EN) ; and
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> > > > > > (v) any other matter relating to reportable behaviour and the reporting of it; and
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> > > > (e) prescribe the fees payable under this Act.
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> > (3) 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.
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> > (4) The regulations may –
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> > > > (a) provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and
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> > > > (b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
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> > (5) The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied, regulated or approved by the Registrar.
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> > (6) The regulations may adopt, whether wholly or in part and with or without modification, and either specifically or by reference, any standards, rules, codes, guidelines or specifications, whether the standards, rules, codes, guidelines or specifications are published or issued before or after the commencement of this section.
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> > (7) A reference in [subsection (6)](#GS60@Gs6@EN) to standards, rules, codes, guidelines or specifications includes a reference to an amendment of those standards, rules, codes, guidelines or specifications, whether the amendment is published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.
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> > (8) The regulations may –
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> > > > (a) provide for savings and transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and
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> > > > (b) provide for any of those savings or transitional provisions to take effect when this section commences or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.