Legal Profession Act 2007

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may be made for or with respect to – prescribing fees to be paid for practising certificates; and prescribing levies payable by local legal practitioners.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as are specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person or body specified in the regulations.

The regulations may be made – so as to apply at all times or at a specified time; and so as to require matters affected by the regulations to be – in accordance with specified standards or specified requirements; or approved by or to the satisfaction of specified persons or bodies or specified classes of persons or bodies; or as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and so as to apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whatsoever whether – wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; and so as to confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on specified persons or bodies or specified classes of persons or bodies; and so as to provide in specified cases or classes of cases for the exemption of persons or things or classes of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified.