New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECURITY OF PAYMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 35

35 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations may, either unconditionally or subject to conditions, exempt--

(a) any specified person or class of persons, or

(b) any specified matter or class of matters,

from the operation of this Act or of any specified provision of this Act.

(3) The commencement of a regulation referred to in section 5, 6 or 7 does not affect the operation of this Act with respect to construction work carried out, or related goods and services supplied, under a construction contract entered into before that commencement.

(4) The regulations may--

(a) prescribe information that is required to be provided to a subcontractor when entering into a construction contract, and

(b) create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units in relation to that requirement, and

(c) apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.