Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts The Governor may make
regulations prescribing matters —
(a)
required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b)
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to
this Act,
and, in
particular —
(aa) for
and in relation to giving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of
the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act;
(bb)
empowering the Minister to make orders for and in relation
to —
(i)
giving effect to the Convention, other than provisions of
the Convention to which effect is given by a provision of this Act; and
(ii)
the fixing of fees to be paid in respect of any matters
under the orders;
(cc)
fixing fees to be paid in respect of any matters under this Act;
(dd)
prescribing penalties, not exceeding —
(i)
in the case of an individual — a fine of
$2 000 or imprisonment for one year; or
(ii)
in the case of a body corporate — a fine
of $5 000,
for a contravention
of, or failure to comply with, a provision of the regulations or of any of the
orders made in pursuance of the regulations;
(ee) so
as to apply —
(i)
generally or in a particular class of case or in
particular classes of case; and
(ii)
throughout the State and all State waters or in a
prescribed part or prescribed parts of the State or State waters;
and
(ff)
exempting, either absolutely or subject to conditions, a prescribed ship or
person, or ships or persons included in a prescribed class of ships or
persons, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations.