Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514:section:167
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 167
Character Range: 274087–275623

167  Rules may make provision in relation to the Register
 (1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to the Register.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may make provision for or in relation to any of the following:
 (a) matters that are to be recorded in the Register;
 (b) the manner in which information may be communicated to or by the Regulator in relation to the Register;
 (c) requests to open, close, transfer or otherwise deal with accounts in the Register (including forms for making requests, information that must accompany a request and the consideration of a request by the Regulator);
 (d) identification procedures that the Regulator may or must carry out in relation to a record in the Register;
 (e) joint accounts;
 (f) accounts to be kept for the Commonwealth;
 (g) unilateral closure of accounts by the Regulator;
 (h) the holding of biodiversity certificates in accounts in the Register, and the transfer of certificates between accounts;
 (i) requiring the holders of accounts to notify the Regulator of specified events;
 (j) correction or rectification of the Register;
 (k) verification by statutory declaration of information provided to the Regulator in relation to the Register;
 (l) fees for things done by the Regulator in relation to the Register.
 (3) A fee provided for by rules made for the purposes of this section must not be such as to amount to taxation.
 (4) A person must not contravene rules made for the purposes of paragraph (2)(i).
Civil penalty: 200 penalty units.