80Regulations

80 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations—

(a) may be of general or limited application; and

(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances.

(3) Regulations with respect to fees—

(a) may provide for different fees for different classes of—

(i) application for a licence; and

(ii) application for a renewal of a licence; and

(iii) determination made by the Authority following a notification under section 22; and

(b) may provide for fees that vary according to the period of time for which a licence is granted or renewed; and

(c) may provide for the means of payment of fees.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the regulations may provide for the calculation of fees based on the number and category of persons that the Authority is required to consider in relation to the licence disqualification criteria or renewal disqualification criteria for the purpose of determining applications and notifications made under the Act.

Part 8—Transitional provisions and consequential amendments

Division 1—Transitional provisions

81 Definitions

In this Division—

application period means the period of 120 days commencing on the day that sections 7 and 8 come into operation;

existing rooming house operator means a rooming house operator who—

(a) operated a rooming house immediately before the application period; and

(b) operates a rooming house during the application period.