Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00399:section:14:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00399
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 54934–57911

14  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.
 (2) Regulations may be made providing for the interpretation of a uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth. In particular, the regulations may provide that the following do not apply to the uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth:
 (a) any law, or any provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, being a law relating to the interpretation of laws;
 (b) any other law, or any other provision of a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory.
 (3) The regulations may modify or adapt any provision of:
 (a) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Law; or
 (b) the National Electricity (Commonwealth) Regulations; or
 (c) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Law; or
 (ca) the National Gas (Commonwealth) Regulations; or
 (cb) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Law; or
 (cc) the Offshore Western Australian Pipelines (Commonwealth) Regulations; or
 (cd) the National Energy Retail Law (Commonwealth); or
 (ce) the National Energy Retail Regulations (Commonwealth); or
 (d) a prescribed uniform energy law applied as a law of the Commonwealth;
as it applies as a provision of a law of the Commonwealth.

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