Retail Leases Act 2022

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

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Governor may make regulations for, or in respect of, the following matters:any matter in respect of the types of business to which the Act applies or does not apply; any matter in respect of the premises to which the Act applies or does not apply; any matter in respect of the lease arrangements to which the Act applies or does not apply; any matter in respect of the tenants to which the Act applies or does not apply; all other matters that are required, permitted, or necessary, to be prescribed under this Act.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, 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 250 penalty units.

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

The regulations may adopt or incorporate the whole or part of any standard, rule, code, specification, guidelines, program, scheme or plan, as amended from time to time, with or without modification, issued, prescribed, made or published by any person or entity (including the Crown) before or after the regulations take effect.

The regulations may exempt a person, class of persons, matter or other thing from the operation of this Act or any specified provision of this Act or the regulations including, but not limited to, an exemption from any fee, charge or levy payable under this Act.

The regulations may – provide for savings or transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation including, but not limited to, the adjudication and determination of a retail tenancy dispute under Part 11 of this Act; and provide for any of those savings or transitional matters to take effect on the day on which the first provision of this Act commences or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.