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### 61 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)](#GS61@Gs1@EN) , the Governor may make regulations as to –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 61 Subsection (2) amended by No. 107 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-17/act-2001-107#GS10@Hpa@EN) the issue of permits to take, buy, sell, keep, disturb, process, export or import any listed taxon of flora or fauna; and
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> > > > (b) the method of giving notice of the making of an interim protection order; and
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> > > > (c) the marking of listed taxa of flora and fauna; and
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> > > > (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
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> > > > (e) [*\[Section 61 Subsection (2) amended by No. 107 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-17/act-2001-107#GS10@Hpb@EN) 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.
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> > (3) 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) [*\[Section 61 Subsection (3) amended by No. 10 of 2018, s. 5, Applied:10 Sep 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-09-10/act-2018-010#GS5@EN) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of either or both of the following:
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> > > > > > (i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months;
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> > > > > > (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.
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> > (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.