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HERITAGE ACT 2017 - SECT 255

Regulations—general

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

        (a)     prescribing information to be included in a nomination for inclusion in the Heritage Register;

        (b)     prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act;

        (c)     the control and conservation of archaeological sites and archaeological artefacts;

        (d)     the keeping of records necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act;

        (e)     any fees to be charged for applications for—

              (i)     requests for reviews under this Act; and

              (ii)     permits, consents and certificates under this Act;

        (f)     charging fees for admission to archaeological sites;

        (g)     applications for permits and consents and conditions on permits and consents;

        (h)     prescribing particulars to be included in an infringement notice under Division 4 of Part 10;

              (i)     prescribing the manner and place of payment of any penalty under Division 4 of Part 10;

        (j)     prescribing offences against this Act or the regulations for the purposes of Division 4 of Part 10;

        (k)     prescribing penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for the offences prescribed under paragraph (j);

        (l)     generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

    (2)     The regulations—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application;

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;

        (c)     may require matters affected by the regulations to be—

              (i)     in accordance with specified standards or specified requirements; or

              (ii)     approved by or to the satisfaction of a specified person or body or a specified class of persons or bodies; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii);

        (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 amended from time to time;

        (e)     may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or body or class of persons or bodies;

        (f)     may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by a specified person;

        (g)     may provide in a specified case or class of cases for the exemption of persons or things or a class of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified;

        (h)     subject to section 256, may impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

    (3)     Regulations relating to fees—

        (a)     may prescribe different fees for different permitted or consent activities; or

        (b)     may prescribe different fees for different classes of permit or consent holder; or

        (c)     may exempt particular classes of people from certain fees imposed by the regulations; or

        (d)     may authorise the Heritage Council to waive fees in particular cases or classes of cases.



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