Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NARCOTIC DRUGS ACT 1967 - SECT 28

  (1)   The regulations may provide for:

  (a)   the imposition of penalties of not more than 50 penalty units for a contravention of a provision of the regulations; and

  (b)   the imposition of civil penalties for contraventions of a kind referred to in paragraph   (a) of not more than:

  (i)   50 penalty units for an individual; or

  (ii)   250 penalty units for a body corporate; and

  (c)   the charging of fees in respect of any matters under this Act; and

  (d)   matters relating to the payment of fees, including the following:

  (i)   time and manner of payment;

  (ii)   pro - rating, refunds, reduction, remission or waiving; and

  (e)   matters relating to the payment of charge, including the following:

  (i)   the time and manner of payment;

  (ii)   pro - rating, refunds, reduction, remission or waiving.

  (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 provide for review of decisions under the regulations.