TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING ACT 2011 (NO. 148, 2011) - SECT 109 Regulations

TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING ACT 2011 (NO. 148, 2011) - SECT 109

             (1)  The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

                     (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

                     (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

             (2)  Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may, for the purposes of section 46 of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 , declare that this Act is exempt from the operation of that Act.

Note:          The exemption operates for a period of up to 12 months (see subsection 46(4) of that Act).