Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 - SECT 46

Regulations

46. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to any
matter or thing required or permitted by this Charter to be prescribed or
necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Charter.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Governor in Council may make
regulations for or with respect to-

   (a)  prescribing entities to be public authorities for the purposes of this
        Charter; and

   (b)  prescribing entities not to be public authorities for the purposes of
        this Charter; and

   (c)  prescribing entities not to be public authorities for the purposes of
        this Charter when exercising certain functions; and

   (d)  prescribing bodies that are authorised to accredit interpreters; and

   (e)  prescribing forms for the purposes of this Charter.





(3) A power conferred by this Charter to make regulations may be exercised-

   (a)  either in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in
        relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in
        relation to any specified case or class of case; and

   (b)  so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which the power is
        exercised-

   (i)  the same provision for all cases in relation to which the power is
        exercised, or different provisions for different cases or classes of
        case, or different provisions for the same case or class of case for
        different purposes; or

   (ii) any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any specified
        condition.

(4) Regulations under this Charter may be made-

   (a)  so as to apply at all times or at a specified time; and

   (b)  so as to require matters affected by the regulations to be-

   (i)  in accordance with specified standards or specified requirements; or

   (ii) approved by or to the satisfaction of specified persons or bodies or
        specified classes of persons or bodies; or

   (iii) as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and



   (c)  so as to apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any
        document whatsoever whether-

   (i)  wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

   (ii) as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; and

   (d)  so as to confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on
        specified persons or bodies or specified classes of persons or bodies;
        and

   (e)  so as to provide in specified cases or classes of case for the
        exemption of persons or things or classes of persons or things from
        any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or
        on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is
        specified.