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Telecommunications Act 2001

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109: Regulations

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"Rules made by the Governor-General to help with telecommunications laws"

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The Governor-General can make regulations on the Minister's recommendation. You need to know these regulations can be about things like publishing standards, as mentioned in section 108(2)(b), or recognising a body that checks if people comply with standards, as mentioned in section 108(2)(c). The Governor-General can also make regulations about checking if people comply with standards, as mentioned in section 108(2)(c), or other matters related to section 108.

These regulations are a type of law called secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. When the Governor-General makes these regulations, they have to follow certain rules. You can find out more about these rules in the Legislation Act 2019.

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109Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. providing for procedures and requirements relating to the publication of applicable standards under section 108(2)(b):
    1. providing for procedures and requirements that relate to recognising a body as a competent conformity assessment body for the purposes of assessing compliance with applicable standards under section 108(2)(c):
      1. providing for procedures and requirements that relate to assessing compliance with applicable standards under section 108(2)(c):
        1. providing for any other matters contemplated by section 108, necessary for its administration, or necessary for giving it full effect.

          1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

          Notes
          • Section 109(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).