Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forests Act 1958 - SECT 99A

Regulation-making powers

99A. Regulation-making powers







(1) Regulations under paragraphs (13)(13A)(13B)

(13C)(13D)(17) or (17A) of section 99 may-

   (a)  be general or varied or be restricted in operation according to time
        place persons or circumstances and whether any such time place person
        or circumstance is determined or ascertainable before at or after the
        making of the regulation;

   (b)  authorize the Secretary, an employee in the Department or an
        authorised officer by notice in writing given to a person-



   (i)  to grant a full or partial exemption from any regulation subject to
        such reasonable conditions (if any) the Secretary, employee or
        authorised officer considers appropriate and to revoke any such
        exemption;

   (ii) to require that specified measures facilities equipment apparatus or
        other things be taken carried out or provided;

   (iii) to grant permits or authorities subject to such reasonable conditions
        (if any) the Secretary, employee or authorised officer considers
        appropriate and to revoke any such permit or authority;

   (c)  require that-



   (i)  any act matter or thing be done carried out or provided within a time
        or in a manner specified by or to the satisfaction of the Secretary,
        an employee in the Department or an authorised officer;

   (ii) any work matter or thing be approved by or of a type kind or class
        approved by the Secretary, an employee in the Department or an
        authorised officer;

   (d)  confer on the Secretary, an employee in the Department or an
        authorised officer any discretionary power in relation to the
        regulations;



   (e)  leave any matter or thing to be determined from time to time by the
        Secretary, an employee in the Department or an authorised officer.



(2) Regulations made under this Act may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter
contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method,
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any other person, whether-

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

   (b)  as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the
        regulations are made or at any time before then; or

   (c)  as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time.