(1) The Governor may
make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for
the purposes of, this Act.
(2) Without limiting
the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a)
provide for the registration, accreditation or other recognition of
suicide prevention networks; and
(b)
provide for the exemption of a person or body, or a class of persons or
bodies, from the operation of a specified provision or provisions of this Act;
and
(c)
prescribed fees in respect of any matter under this Act and their payment,
recovery or waiver; and
(d)
provide for the keeping of registers and access to registers; and
(e)
prescribe penalties, not exceeding $5 000, for offences against the
regulations; and
(f) fix
expiation fees for alleged offences against the regulations; and
(g)
provide for the facilitation of proof of the commission of offences against
the regulations.
(3) The regulations
may—
(a) be
of general or limited application; and
(b) make
different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which they
are expressed to apply; and
(c) make
provisions of a saving or transitional nature; and
(d)
provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is
to be determined according to the discretion of a specified person or body;
and
(e)
apply or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, a
code, standard, policy or other document prepared or published by the Minister
or another specified person or body.
(4) If a code,
standard or other document is referred to or incorporated in the
regulations—
(a) a
copy of the code, standard or other document must be kept available for public
inspection, without charge and during ordinary office hours, at an office or
offices specified in the regulations; and
(b)
evidence of the contents of the code, standard or other document may be given
in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by
the Minister to be a true copy of the code, standard or other document.