(1) The Governor 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,
and, in particular—
(c) for
and in relation to giving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of
the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act; and
(d)
empowering the Minister to make orders for and in relation to—
(i)
giving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of
the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act; and
(ii)
the fixing of fees to be paid in respect of any matters
under the orders; and
(e)
fixing fees to be paid in respect of any matters under this Act; and
(f)
prescribing penalties, not exceeding—
(i)
in the case of an individual—a fine of $8 000
or imprisonment for one year; or
(ii)
in the case of a body corporate—a fine of
$20 000,
for a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision of the
regulations or of any of the orders made in pursuance of the regulations; and
(g) so
as to apply—
(i)
generally or in a particular class of case or in
particular classes of case; and
(ii)
throughout the State and all State waters or in a
prescribed part or prescribed parts of the State or State waters; and
(h)
exempting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, a prescribed ship or
person, or ships or persons included in a prescribed class of ships or
persons, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations.
(2) If the Convention
is amended, other than by an amendment objected to by Australia, the Governor
may by regulations—
(a)
amend Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 or Schedule 4; or
(b) add
a further Schedule or Schedules,
in order that the Schedules may contain relevant parts of the Convention as in
force from time to time.