Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor - General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, 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.
Offences
(2) The regulations may prescribe penalties, not exceeding a fine of 50 penalty units, for offences against the regulations.
(3) The regulations may prescribe pecuniary penalties, not exceeding 60 penalty units, for contravening civil penalty provisions in the regulations.
Fees
(4) The regulations may provide for:
(a) the charging and recovery of fees for applications under this Act or the regulations (including by non - government bodies); and
(b) the remission, refund or waiver of those fees, or the exemption of persons from payment of those fees.
(5) A fee must not be such as to amount to taxation.
Incorporation etc. of international agreements etc.
(6) Despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 , the regulations may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in the following as in force or existing from time to time:
(a) the Vienna Convention;
(b) the Montreal Protocol;
(c) the Framework Convention on Climate Change;
(d) the Kyoto Protocol;
(e) the Paris Agreement;
(f) a decision adopted or made under an international agreement covered by any of paragraphs (a) to (e).