Marine Farming Planning Act 1995

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

Regulations may prescribe fees and charges payable in relation to – any matter under this Act; and any services provided relating to any application; and any matter relating to a lease; and a lease area; and the amount of fish taken from, cultivated in, or grown or farmed in, the area; and any other matter the Minister considers appropriate.

Regulations may – provide for the remission of, or exemption from payment of, any fee or charge; and prescribe offences in respect of which infringement notices may be served and the penalties applicable to those offences; and regulate the removal and disposal of waste matter; and provide for the identification of areas; and prescribe the requirements for establishing or removing structures and rafts; and provide for the making, hearing and determination of civil enforcement proceedings.

Regulations may be of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

The regulations may – authorise any matter to be determined, applied or regulated by a specified person or body; and confer a power or impose a duty on a specified person or class of person.

Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to any matter, condition, limitation, restriction, exception or circumstance specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.