Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor - General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
Note: Before the Governor - General makes a regulation for the purpose of this Act, the Minister must consult with the Ministerial Council: see section 33.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for the imposition of a penalty of not more than 50 penalty units for contravention of a regulation.