150Regulations

150 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

(a) circumstances in which a charge against a person for an offence is not to be taken to be pending for the purposes of this Act;

(b) any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed 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

(c) may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, whether wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; and

(d) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on specified persons or bodies or specified classes of persons or bodies; and

(e) may provide in specified cases or classes of cases for the exemption of persons or things or classes of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and

(f) may impose a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

(3) A power conferred by this Act to make regulations providing for the imposition of fees may be exercised by providing for all or any of the following matters—

(a) specific fees;

(b) maximum or minimum fees;

(c) maximum and minimum fees;

(d) the payment of fees either generally or under specified conditions or in specified circumstances;

(e) the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of the fees.

(4) If under subsection (3)(e) regulations provide for a reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of a fee, the reduction, waiver or refund may be expressed to apply either generally or specifically—

(a) in respect of certain checks or classes of checks; or

(b) when an event happens; or

(c) in respect of certain persons or classes of persons; or

(d) in respect of any combination of such checks, events or persons—

and may be expressed to apply subject to specified conditions or in the discretion of any specified person or body.

Chapter 9—Transitional provisions, repeals and amendments

Part 9.1—Repeal of Working with Children Act 2005

151 Working with Children Act 2005 repealed

The Working with Children Act 2005 is .