Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.401Regulation-making power
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sec.401 Regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. A regulation may— provide for procedures, processes and systems in relation to receiving, withdrawing, dealing with and deciding combined applications; and prescribe fees payable under the Act and provide for the fees to be refunded or waived; and provide for a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation. Without limiting subsection (2) , a regulation may prescribe a fee for the chief executive giving information under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 , section 15D . s 401 (prev s 167) amd 2004 No. 49 s 48 ; 2010 No. 5 s 62 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 80 amd 2014 No. 28 s 89 ; 2019 No. 19 s 77 ; 2020 No. 39 s 58 ; 2024 No. 50 s 118 (sec.401-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (sec.401-ssec.2) A regulation may— provide for procedures, processes and systems in relation to receiving, withdrawing, dealing with and deciding combined applications; and prescribe fees payable under the Act and provide for the fees to be refunded or waived; and provide for a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation. (sec.401-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , a regulation may prescribe a fee for the chief executive giving information under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 , section 15D .
- (a) provide for procedures, processes and systems in relation to receiving, withdrawing, dealing with and deciding combined applications; and
- (b) prescribe fees payable under the Act and provide for the fees to be refunded or waived; and
- (c) provide for a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation.