(1) The Governor may
make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by
this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for
giving effect to the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), regulations may be made for all or any of the purposes,
or about all or any of the matters, set out in Schedule 1.
(3) Regulations may
create offences and may provide for any such offence a maximum penalty
of —
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $10 000 with or without imprisonment for
10 months;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $50 000.
(4) Regulations may
control an activity by prohibiting it from being carried out by a person
except under a licence or a permit issued by the Chief Officer to the person.
(5) Regulations may
control the possession of dangerous goods by a person by prohibiting it except
under a licence or a permit issued by the Chief Officer to the person.
(6) Regulations may
control the possession, storage, handling or transport of particular
dangerous goods by prohibiting them from being possessed, stored, handled or
transported unless the goods are authorised by the Chief Officer.
(7) Regulations may
control the use of a place by prohibiting it from being used unless it is
licensed by the Chief Officer.
(8) Regulations may
control the use of a thing or the use of plant or equipment, by prohibiting it
from being used unless it is authorised by the Chief Officer.
(9) Regulations may
control the use of a vehicle, by prohibiting it from being used unless it is
licensed by the Chief Officer.
(10) Regulations may
be made in relation to a reserve (within the meaning of the
Land Administration Act 1997 ) on which activities relating to the
storage, handling or transport of dangerous goods are carried out, but the
regulations must not be inconsistent with that Act and in particular
with —
(a) the
order in effect under section 41 of that Act in relation to the reserve;
and
(b) any
management order in effect under section 46 of that Act in relation to
the reserve.