(1)

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

(a)

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

(b)

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2)

Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may be made for, or in relation to, any of the following:

(a)

confidentiality of information obtained by persons performing, or assisting in the performance of, functions under section 33, paragraph 41(1)(c) or paragraph 50(1)(a) or (c);

(b)

immunity from civil action in respect of acts or omissions of persons performing, or assisting in the performance of, functions under section 33, paragraph 41(1)(c) or paragraph 50(1)(a) or (c);

(c)

prescribing penalties for offences against the regulations by way of fines of up to 10 penalty units.

[ Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 30 March 1999 Senate on 14 October 1999 ] (64/99)