Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00358:section:120:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00358
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 120 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 55733–58623

120  Rules and regulations

Rules
 (1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may make provision for, and in relation to, the following:
 (a) the manner in which, and the time within which, applications under this Act may be made and dealt with;
 (b) the form of notices that are required or permitted to be given under this Act.
 (3) Despite subsection 12(2) of the Legislation Act 2003, the first rules made for the purposes of subsection 6(4) or (5) (meaning of building work) or 10(2) (extension of Act to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) may be expressed to take effect from the commencement of the subsection for which the rules are made, if those rules are made within 120 days after this subsection commences.

Regulations
 (4) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing:
 (aa) matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the regulations; or
 (ab) matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act; or
 (a) penalties for offences against the rules, not exceeding a fine of 10 penalty units; or
 (b) civil penalties for contraventions of the rules, not exceeding:
 (i) for a body corporate—25 penalty units; or
 (ii) in any other case—5 penalty units.

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