Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Governor may
make regulations in regard to any matter or for any purpose for which
regulations are prescribed or contemplated by this Act, and may make all such
other regulations as may in his opinion be necessary or expedient for giving
effect to the provisions of, and for the full execution and due administration
of, this Act.
(2) Any regulations
made under this Act may —
(a) be
of general or limited application; and
(b)
prescribe fees to be paid in relation to the grant or renewal of any licence
or registration, the charges that shall be payable in relation to other
matters under this Act, the persons liable, and the method of recovery of
amounts not duly paid; and
(c)
impose upon any person or class of person a discretionary authority; and
(d)
prescribe penalties, not exceeding a fine of $1 000, or if the offence is a
continuing offence not exceeding a daily penalty of $50, in respect of any
contravention of the regulations; and
(e)
adopt, either wholly or in part and either specifically or by reference, any
of the standards, rules, codes or specifications of the bodies known as
Standards Australia, the British Standards Institution, the National Health
and Medical Research Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or other
like body specified in the regulations; and
(f)
provide that where by reason of unavailability of materials or other reason
that the chairman of the Council considers valid any requirement adopted by
the regulations cannot be conformed to, the chairman of the Council may
approve such use of materials or other matters as he considers to be
consistent with the maintenance of safety.
[Section 58 amended: No. 74 of 2003 s. 99.]