(1) The regulations may exempt, or provide for the exemption of, any person or
vessel from any requirement of the regulations.
(2) If this Act confers a
power to make regulations to exempt any person or vessel from a requirement of
this Act or the regulations, the power extends to making a regulation
authorising the Minister, Transport for NSW or other person to grant the
exemption.
(3) An exemption granted by the regulations, by a licence or
approval as referred to in section 18 or by an order of the Minister,
Transport for NSW or other person may be made subject to any condition
specified in the regulation, licence, approval or order.
(4) The exemption
does not apply during any period that any such relevant condition is not
complied with.
Note : Sections 11, 18, 50 and 75 make provision for the
granting of exemptions. Schedule 4 contains provisions for the preservation of
exemptions granted under the Acts repealed by this Act.
