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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 178 General provisions

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 178

Division 7 - Regulations and guidelines General provisions

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purpose of this Act.
(2)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to any matter, condition, limitation, restriction, exception or circumstance specified in the regulations.
(3)  The regulations may –
(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and
(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
(4)  The regulations may –
(a) authorise any matter to be determined, applied or regulated by a specified person, a public authority or an Agency; and
(b) confer a power or impose a duty on a specified person or class of person.
(5)  The regulations may adopt or incorporate the whole or part of any standard, rule, code, specification or guidelines, with or without modification, issued, prescribed, made or published by any person or body before or after the regulations take effect.