(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.
(2) Before making a regulation for the purposes of section 8 establishing an R&D Corporation in respect of a primary industry or class of primary industries, the Governor - General is to take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by any of the organisations that, in the Minister's opinion, represent that primary industry or class of primary industries.
(3) Before making a regulation for the purposes of section 56 declaring that Division 7 of Part 2 applies to an R&D Corporation, the Governor - General is to take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by any of the Corporation's representative organisations.