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Wildlife Act 1975
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85A Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—
S. 85A(1)(a) amended by No. 87/1997
s. 38(1)(a)(i).
(a) regulating or prohibiting activity in the vicinity of a whale, being activity that may disturb or interfere with the whale—
S. 85A(1)(a)(i) amended by No. 87/1997
s. 38(1)(a)(ii).
(i) by persons in vessels or aircraft; or
(ii) by persons in the water or on the land;
(b) prescribing penalties not exceeding twenty penalty units for a contravention of the regulations;
S. 85A(1)(c) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 38(1)(b).
(c) any other matter or thing which is authorised or required by this Part to be prescribed to give effect to this Part.
(2) Regulations under this section may be of general or of specially limited application and may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance.
S. 85A(2A) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 38(2).
(2A) Regulations made under this Part may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on the Minister, the Secretary or an authorised officer.
S. 85A(3) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. 1 item 37.1).
(3) Regulations made under this section may be disallowed in whole or in part by resolution of either House of Parliament.
S. 85A(4) repealed by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. 1 item 37.2).