sec.171Regulation-making power

### sec.171 Regulation-making power The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. A regulation may be made prescribing offences for a contravention of a regulation and fixing a maximum penalty of not more than 80 penalty units for a contravention. A regulation may— prescribe fees payable for a transport Act, other than the Tow Truck Act 2023 , and the effect of nonpayment; or allow the chief executive to refund fees completely or partly or provide concessions; or prescribe circumstances in which roads may be closed; or prescribe offences for misuse of roads; or require the collection, keeping or production of records; or establish requirements for the certification of instruments (within the meaning of section 123S ); or prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of busway land— buses operating on a busway established on the busway land; persons having the permission of the chief executive to be on the busway land; or prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of light rail land— light rail vehicles operating on a light rail established on the light rail land; persons having the permission of the chief executive or a light rail manager for the light rail to be on the light rail land; or exempt a person or vehicle from a provision of this Act. offences for throwing rocks or other things onto roads A regulation may enact provisions for the State that are the same as, or substantially similar to, model legislation or road transport legislation within the meaning of the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (Cwlth) . For the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) , a regulation may— confer powers on the chief executive, the commissioner, an authorised officer or an accredited person; or make transitional provisions. s 171 (prev s 85) amd 1997 No. 66 s 131 ; 1998 No. 33 s 23 renum 1999 No. 42 s 54 (2) sch amdt 188 amd 2000 No. 40 s 32 ; 2007 No. 43 s 84 ; 2014 No. 43 s 117 sch 1 ; 2020 No. 21 s 72 s ch 1 pt 1 ; 2023 No. 28 s 212 (sec.171-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (sec.171-ssec.2) A regulation may be made prescribing offences for a contravention of a regulation and fixing a maximum penalty of not more than 80 penalty units for a contravention. (sec.171-ssec.3) A regulation may— prescribe fees payable for a transport Act, other than the Tow Truck Act 2023 , and the effect of nonpayment; or allow the chief executive to refund fees completely or partly or provide concessions; or prescribe circumstances in which roads may be closed; or prescribe offences for misuse of roads; or require the collection, keeping or production of records; or establish requirements for the certification of instruments (within the meaning of section 123S ); or prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of busway land— buses operating on a busway established on the busway land; persons having the permission of the chief executive to be on the busway land; or prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of light rail land— light rail vehicles operating on a light rail established on the light rail land; persons having the permission of the chief executive or a light rail manager for the light rail to be on the light rail land; or exempt a person or vehicle from a provision of this Act. offences for throwing rocks or other things onto roads (sec.171-ssec.4) A regulation may enact provisions for the State that are the same as, or substantially similar to, model legislation or road transport legislation within the meaning of the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (Cwlth) . (sec.171-ssec.5) For the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) , a regulation may— confer powers on the chief executive, the commissioner, an authorised officer or an accredited person; or make transitional provisions. - (a) prescribe fees payable for a transport Act, other than the Tow Truck Act 2023 , and the effect of nonpayment; or - (b) allow the chief executive to refund fees completely or partly or provide concessions; or - (c) prescribe circumstances in which roads may be closed; or - (d) prescribe offences for misuse of roads; or - (e) require the collection, keeping or production of records; or - (f) establish requirements for the certification of instruments (within the meaning of section 123S ); or - (g) prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of busway land— (i) buses operating on a busway established on the busway land; (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive to be on the busway land; or - (i) buses operating on a busway established on the busway land; - (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive to be on the busway land; or - (h) prescribe rules about the use by the following, under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , of light rail land— (i) light rail vehicles operating on a light rail established on the light rail land; (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive or a light rail manager for the light rail to be on the light rail land; or - (i) light rail vehicles operating on a light rail established on the light rail land; - (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive or a light rail manager for the light rail to be on the light rail land; or - (i) exempt a person or vehicle from a provision of this Act. - (i) buses operating on a busway established on the busway land; - (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive to be on the busway land; or - (i) light rail vehicles operating on a light rail established on the light rail land; - (ii) persons having the permission of the chief executive or a light rail manager for the light rail to be on the light rail land; or - (a) confer powers on the chief executive, the commissioner, an authorised officer or an accredited person; or - (b) make transitional provisions.