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### 21 Regulations
> [*\[Section 21 Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 10, Applied:01 Aug 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-08-01/act-1994-042#GS10@EN)
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> > (1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (2) Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) , the Governor may make regulations in relation to the following matters:
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> > > > (a) fees to be charged under this Act;
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> > > > (b) the carrying out of parentage testing procedures under [Part IV](#HPIV@EN) .
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> > (3) Regulations may be made subject to conditions or so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions specified in the regulations.
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> > (4) 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 10 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.