(1) The Governor may
make such regulations as are contemplated by, or as are necessary or expedient
for the purposes of, this Part.
(2) Without limiting
the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a)
prescribe a person or class of persons to be a prescribed interviewer for the
purposes of section 74EB by reference to the office or position held by
the person, or the person's training or experience, or any combination of
those criteria; and
(b) make
provision for a person to whom Division 2 or 3 applies to be
accompanied during an interview by a person of a prescribed class for the
purposes of providing emotional support, or communication assistance or any
other assistance, during the interview; and
Note—
Communication assistance may, for example, be provided by means such as a
communication partner or by using a device (such as a speak-and-spell
communication device).
(c)
prescribe requirements to be met for the purposes of section 74EB, and
the extent to which they are to be met, if section 74EC is to apply to an
audio visual record of an interview with a person to whom Division 3
applies; and
(d)
regulate the playing, broadcasting, publishing, custody, possession, storage,
copying, transcription, erasure or destruction of an audio visual record of an
interview; and
(e)
prescribe the records that are to be kept in relation to an audio visual
record of an interview; and
(f) make
provision for access to and the use of an audio visual record for any of the
following purposes:
(i)
for purposes related to the investigation of an offence;
(ii)
for the purposes of, or purposes related to, legal
proceedings or proposed legal proceedings;
(iii)
for training persons for the purposes of Division 3;
(iv)
for the purposes of reviewing, assessing and evaluating
the conduct of interviews under this Part;
(v)
for any other purpose; and
(g) fix
fines, not exceeding $5 000, for offences against the regulations.