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OFFICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACT 2024 (NO 61 OF 2024) - SECT 18

18—Regulations and fee notices

        (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 provide for—

            (a)         the exemption of a person, or a class of persons, from the operation of a specified provision or provisions of this Act; and

            (b)         fees in respect of any matter under this Act and their payment, recovery or waiver; and

            (c)         fines, not exceeding $10 000, for offences against the regulations; and

            (d)         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 entity; 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 entity.

        (4)         The Minister may prescribe fees for the purposes of this Act by fee notice under the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019

.

        (5)         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.



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