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FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 99A Regulation-making powers

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 99A

Regulation-making powers

S. 99A(1) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 116(3).

    (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;

S. 99A(1)(b) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii).

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

S. 99A(1)(b)(i) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.121), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i) (iii).

              (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;

S. 99A(1)(b)(iii) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.121), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i) (iii).

              (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;

S. 99A(1)(c) amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 68).

        (c)     require that—

S. 99A(1)(c)(i) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii).

              (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;

S. 99A(1)(c)(ii) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii).

              (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;

S. 99A(1)(d) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii).

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

S. 99A(1)(e) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 24.119, 24.120), 76/1998

s. 10(1)(v)(i)(ii).

        (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.

S. 99A(2) inserted by No. 97/2003 s. 5.

    (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.

S. 99A(3) inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 4.3).

    (3)     Any regulations made under this Act for or with respect to the issuing of film permits must not be inconsistent with the film friendly principles.

S. 99B inserted by No. 38/2021 s. 14.