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18 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:

(a) the functions of the Service (including the conferring on the Service of additional functions), and

(b) the use and custody of the seal of the Service, and

(c) the fees to be charged by the Service.

(3) A regulation may create offences, in connection with:

(a) the lodgement of applications for assistance from the Service, or

(b) any prescribed matter,

and may provide that any such offence shall be punishable by a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.