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RAIL SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 64 OF 2009) - SECT 171

Regulations
(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act. 
(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may be made in relation to one or more of the following:
(a) the refund or waiver of fees for the purposes of this Act;
(b) forms for the purposes of this Act;
(c) any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.
(3)  Regulations made under this Act –
(a) may be of general or of specially limited application; and
(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and
(c) may require a matter affected by the regulations to be –
(i) in accordance with a specified standard or specified requirement; or
(ii) approved by or to the satisfaction of a specified person or a specified class of persons; or
(iii) as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii) ; and
(d) may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whether –
(i) wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or
(ii) as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; and
(e) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of persons; and
(f) may provide, in a specified case or class of cases, for the exemption of people or things, or a class of people or things, from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to the extent specified; and
(g) may impose a penalty of not more than 200 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations; and
(h) may provide that an application may be made to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) for the review of a decision made under the regulations.
(4)  The regulations may exempt, or provide for the exemption of, either absolutely or subject to conditions, any person, railway, part of a railway or operation from all or any of the provisions of the rail safety law.



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