Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:197
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 197
Character Range: 526198–526797

197  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, 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.
 (2) The regulations shall not prescribe a punishment for a person convicted of an offence under the regulations other than:
 (a) where the convicted person is a defence member—a punishment referred to in paragraph 68(1)(h), (j), (k), (m), (n) or (p); or
 (b) in any other case—a punishment referred to in paragraph 68(1)(h).