South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts98—Amendment of section 138—Regulations
(1) Section 138—after subsection (1) insert:
(1a) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a) prescribe fees or charges in respect of any matter under this Act and provide for the payment, recovery, reduction or waiver of fees or charges (including fees payable under another provision of this Act); and
(b) grant or provide for the granting of exemptions (conditionally or unconditionally) of persons or operations from this Act or specified provisions of this Act; and
(c) provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Minister or the Commissioner.
(2) Section 138(2a)—after "nature" insert:
consequent on the amendment of this Act by another Act
(3) Section 138—after subsection (2a) insert:
(2b) A regulation required to be laid before each House of Parliament in accordance with the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978
that prescribes fees for the purposes of this Act may not prescribe or provide for any matter that is not prescribed in connection with such fees.
(4) Section 138(5)—delete subsection (5) and substitute:
(5) A provision of a regulation made under subsection (2a) may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the commencement of the amendment or from a later day.
(6) To the extent to which a provision takes effect under subsection (5)
from a day earlier than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—
(a) decreasing the person's rights; or
(b) imposing liabilities on the person.
(7) Without limiting the operation of any other provision in this section, the regulations may, for transitional purposes—
(a) provide that this Act or specified provisions of this Act will not apply in relation to a particular person or thing, or a class of person or thing, until a specified day; or
(b) modify the application of this Act or provisions of this Act in relation to a particular person or thing, or a class of person or thing, until a specified day.