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LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 285

Division 4 - Regulations Regulations in general

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purpose of this Act.
(2)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to any matter, condition, limitation, restriction, exception or circumstance specified in the regulations.
(3)  The regulations may –
(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any regulations or rules made under Part 3 or 5 is an offence; and
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a penalty of either or both of the following:
(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years;
(ii) a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(3A)  The regulations may specify penalties that are to be imposed for offences against regulations or rules made under Part 3 or 5 .
(3B)  A penalty specified in the regulations pursuant to subsection (3A) may be either or both of the following:
(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years;
(b) a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(4)  The regulations may authorise any matter to be determined, applied or regulated by any person or body.
(5)  The regulations may confer a power and impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of persons.
(6)  The regulations may adopt or incorporate the whole or any part of any document, standard, rule, code, specification or method, with or without modification, issued, prescribed or published by any person or body before or after the regulations take effect.



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