Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00523:section:31
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Provision Reference: s 31
Character Range: 39709–40430

31  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General 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:
 (c) prescribing fees; or
 (d) prescribing penalties, not exceeding 10 penalty units, for offences against the regulations.
 (2) The amount of a fee prescribed under paragraph (1)(c):
 (a) must be reasonably related to the expenses incurred or to be incurred by the *Registrar in connection with the activity that attracts the fee; and
 (b) must not be such as to amount to taxation.

Part 4—Rules for interpreting this Act

Division 12—Identifying defined terms