161Regulations

161 Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to— (a) fees payable in respect of any proceeding or in respect of any warrant issued by the Tribunal under this Act or an enabling enactment; (b) fees for inspection and obtaining copies of the register of proceedings and proceeding files; S. 161(1)(ba) inserted by No. 31/2021 s. 5(1). (ba) for the purposes of Part 3A, prescribing functions and powers of members, registrars and other staff under this Act or an enabling enactment that may be exercised by magistrates, judicial registrars, registrars or other staff appointed under the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989**; (c) generally prescribing any matter or thing required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed by regulation or necessary to be prescribed by regulation 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; and S. 161(2)(c) substituted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(1). (c) may provide in a specified case or class of case for the exemption of any proceeding, person or thing or a class of proceeding, person or thing from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether— (i) unconditionally or on specified conditions; and (ii) either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and S. 161(2)(d) inserted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(1), amended by No. 31/2021 s. 5(2)(a). (d) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on any member or a specified class of member or on the principal registrar or, for the purposes of Part 3A other specified person or class of person; and S. 161(2)(e) inserted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(1), amended by No. 31/2021 s. 5(2)(b). (e) may leave any matter or thing dealt with by or in accordance with the regulations to be decided by a member or a specified class of member or by the principal registrar or, for the purposes of Part 3A, other specified person or class of person. (3) Regulations with respect to fees— S. 161(3)(a) amended by No. 20/2015 s. 19(2). (a) may provide for different fees for different classes of proceedings or different classes of party; (b) may provide for— (i) specific fees; (ii) maximum fees; (iii) minimum fees; (iv) fees that vary according to value or time; (c) may provide for the means of payment of fees; S. 161(3)(d) amended by No. 20/2015 s. 19(3). (d) may provide for the time at which fees are to be paid; S. 161(3)(e) inserted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(4). (e) may provide for the reduction, waiver, postponement, remission or refund, in whole or in part, of any fee; and S. 161(3)(f) inserted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(4). (f) may provide, in specified circumstances, for the reinstatement or payment, in whole or in part, of any fee which was reduced, waived, postponed, remitted or refunded by or in accordance with the regulations. S. 161(4) inserted by No. 20/2015 s. 19(5). (4) If the regulations provide for a remission or refund of a fee fixed under subsection (3)— (a) if the fee has been paid into the Consolidated Fund, the Consolidated Fund is, to the necessary extent, appropriated accordingly to enable any remission or refund to be paid; or (b) if the fee has been paid into another fund or account, the fee may be refunded from that fund or account. S. 162 inserted by No. 14/2006 s. 26.