New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ACT 2001 - SECT 75

75 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) In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to any one or more of the following:

(a) prescribing a regulatory code or codes for registered community housing providers or classes of such providers setting out requirements that those providers must comply with in relation to their operations and the provision of community housing,

(b) fees in connection with any application under this Act,

(c) prescribing what is meant by a very low, low or moderate income for the purposes of this Act,

(d) prescribing terms or conditions that are taken to be included in community housing agreements, including in an existing community housing agreement.

(3) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 25 penalty units.