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### 71 Regulations
> > (1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (2) 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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> > (3) The regulations may –
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> > > > (a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, 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 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
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> > (4) The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person or body specified in the regulations.
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> > (5) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.
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> > (6) Regulations under [subsection (5)](#GS71@Gs5@EN) may take effect on the day on which this Act commences or a later day as specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.