BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS ACT 2018 - SECT 120 Regulations

BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFIERS ACT 2018 - SECT 120

120 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) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision with respect to the following--

(a) the qualifications, skills and experience required to hold registration or approval, including the approval of training and the approval of persons to conduct the training or to assess persons undergoing the training,

(b) the insurance required to be held in order to exercise functions under this Act,

(c) the keeping of records and the provision of information to the Secretary by registered certifiers and local councils with respect to--

(i) certification work, including information about individuals carrying out certification work on behalf of the registered certifier or local council, or

(ii) building work and matters related to building work,

(d) the keeping of records and the provision of information to the Secretary by accreditation authorities with respect to the exercise of their functions (including information about individuals exercising functions on behalf of the accreditation authority),

(e) the fees payable under this Act or the regulations,

(f) the waiver, reduction, postponement or refund by the Secretary of fees payable or paid under this Act or the regulations.

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2)(a), the regulations may authorise the approval of training and persons under that paragraph to be done by order of the Secretary published in the Gazette.

(3) A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.

(4) The regulations may exempt specified persons or bodies or classes of persons or bodies, or specified certification work or classes of certification work, or specified registrations or approvals or classes of registration or approval, from any specified provision of this Act.

(5) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 200 penalty units in the case of a body corporate or 100 penalty units in any other case.