Co-Operatives National Law Application Act 2013

The Governor in Council may make regulations (the local regulations), for or with respect to—

the administration of the Co-operatives National Law (Victoria);

procedural matters relating to any aspects of the Co-operatives National Law (Victoria);

without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), administrative matters relating to the supervision and inspection of co-operatives;

fees for the purposes of the Co-operatives National Law (Victoria) or the Co-operatives National Regulations (Victoria);

any matter or thing—

that is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act; or

that by the Co-operatives National Law (Victoria) is required or permitted to be prescribed by the local regulations.

The local regulations may—

impose a penalty not exceeding the penalty specified in section 612(5) of the Co‑operatives National Law (Victoria) for a contravention of the local regulations;

prescribe offences against this Act, the Co‑operatives National Law (Victoria), the Co-operatives National Regulations (Victoria) or the local regulations to be infringement offences;

in relation to each infringement offence, prescribe the penalty that is payable to expiate the offence.

The local regulations may—

be of general or limited application;

differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances;

confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of person.

A power conferred by this Act to make local regulations providing for the imposition of fees may be exercised by providing for all or any of the following matters—

specific fees;

the payment of fees either generally or under specified conditions or in specified circumstances;

the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of the fees.