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NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 341

General provisions relating to regulations

  (1)   The regulations may provide for:

  (a)   the imposition of penalties of not more than 50 penalty units for a contravention of:

  (i)   a provision of the regulations; or

  (ii)   a notice, order, direction or instruction given, issued or made under, or in force because of, the regulations; and

  (b)   the imposition of civil penalties for a contraventions of a kind referred to in subparagraph   (a)(i) or (ii) of not more than:

  (i)   50 penalty units for an individual; or

  (ii)   250 penalty units for a body corporate;

  (c)   the manner in which notices, orders, directions, instructions or other documents under this Act may be given, issued or notified; and

  (d)   the charging of fees in respect of any matters under this Act.

  (2)   Despite section   14 of the Legislation Act 2003 , the regulations may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other document:

  (a)   as in force or existing at a particular time; or

  (b)   as in force or existing from time to time;

even if the instrument or other document does not exist when the regulations come into operation.

  (3)   The regulations may:

  (a)   vest an eligible court with jurisdiction in a matter or matters arising under the regulations; and

  (b)   provide for review of decisions under the regulations.



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