(1)  The Director may issue guidelines relating to any matter under this Act and any matter in respect of which a regulation may be made.

(1A)  The power of the Director under subsection (1) to issue guidelines is not limited to the power to make guidelines for the purposes of a provision that expressly refers to guidelines.

(2)  The guidelines 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 guidelines take effect.

(3)  The Director may amend or revoke any guidelines.

(4)  The Director, by public notice, must notify –

(a) the issue, amendment or revocation of any guidelines; and

(b) the subject matter of the guidelines; and

(c) the place at which a copy of the guidelines may be obtained; and

(d) the cost, if any, of obtaining the guidelines.

(5)  Any Agency, public authority or person must comply with the guidelines.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(6)  Guidelines are not statutory rules for the purpose of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .