61Regulations

61 Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the Governor may make regulations as to –

(a) [Section 61 Subsection (2) amended by No. 107 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2001] the issue of permits to take, buy, sell, keep, disturb, process, export or import any listed taxon of flora or fauna; and

(b) the method of giving notice of the making of an interim protection order; and

(c) the marking of listed taxa of flora and fauna; and

(d) the records to be kept by persons holding permits, the methods of keeping those records and the circumstances in which they must be produced; and

(e) [Section 61 Subsection (2) amended by No. 107 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2001] fees to be paid for permits issued, or applications made, under this Act and royalties to be paid for the taking of any listed taxon of flora or fauna.

(3)  The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and

(b) [Section 61 Subsection (3) amended by No. 10 of 2018, s. 5, Applied:10 Sep 2018] in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of either or both of the following:

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months;

(ii) a fine not exceeding 629 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 126 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)  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.