Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823:section:314
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 314
Character Range: 570099–571831

314  Regulations
 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing all 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) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision in relation to:
 (a) prohibiting or regulating any act or thing likely to cause interference, or risk of interference, to radiocommunications; or
 (b) prohibiting or regulating making of radio emissions from a place within a specified area; or
 (c) prohibiting or regulating making of radio emissions in a way likely to cause an explosion; or
 (g) refund of charges on surrender of certificates or licences; or
 (h) issue and return of duplicates of licences, certificates and permits, and of licences granted under the regulations; or
 (i) any matter incidental to or connected with any of the foregoing.
 (3) The power to make regulations in relation to a matter is not limited merely by the fact that:
 (a) this Act makes provision in relation to the matter; or
 (b) this Act expressly allows such provision to be made:
 (i) by legislative rules, equipment rules, advisory guidelines or orders; or
 (ii) by specifying conditions to which licences or permits are subject.
 (4) Paragraph (2)(c) is not intended to limit or exclude concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory.
 (5) The regulations may provide, in respect of an offence against the regulations, for imposition of a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
 (6) The limitation imposed by subsection (5) on the penalties that the regulations may prescribe does not prevent the regulations from requiring a person to make a statutory declaration.