Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Control of Weapons Act 1990 - SECT 12

Regulations

12. Regulations



(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to
generally prescribing any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to
be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act
including, but not limited to the following matters-

   (a)  the manner in which searches are to be conducted;



   (b)  particulars to be included in records of searches.



(1A) The regulations-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application; and

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances.

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may be disallowed in whole or in
part by resolution of either House of Parliament in accordance with the
requirements of section 6(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1962.

(3) Disallowance of a regulation under subsection (2) is deemed to be
disallowance by Parliament for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act
1962.

(4) If, under subsection (2), either House of the Parliament disallows a
regulation, no regulation, being the same in substance as the regulation so
disallowed shall be made within 6 months after the date of the disallowance
unless the resolution to disallow the regulation has been rescinded by the
House of the Parliament by which it was passed.

(5) Any regulation made in contravention of subsection (4) is void.