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Reserves Act 1977

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions

123: Regulations

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"Rules to follow in reserves"

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The Governor-General can make rules to help this Act work properly. You need to follow these rules when you are in a reserve. The rules can say what happens if you break them, like paying a fine of up to $5,000.

The Governor-General can also make rules to stop people from doing things in reserves that are against other laws, like laws about betting or gaming. This helps keep reserves safe and respectful. The rules made under this section are called secondary legislation, and you can learn more about what that means by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General can make more rules to help with the administration of reserves. These rules have to be followed by everyone who uses the reserves. If you want to know more about the rules, you can look at the legislation website.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions

123Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations—

  2. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration:
    1. prescribing offences in respect of the contravention of or non-compliance with the regulations, and prescribing penalties for such offences not exceeding a fine of $5,000 and, where the offence is a continuing one, a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day on which the offence has continued.

      1. Without limiting the general authority to make regulations conferred by subsection (1), regulations may be made under that subsection providing for the expulsion from reserves of persons acting thereon in contravention of any Act relating to betting or gaming.

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

      Notes
      • Section 123(1)(b): amended, on , by section 17(a) of the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Act 2013 (2013 No 89).
      • Section 123(1)(b): amended, on , by section 17(b) of the Conservation (Natural Heritage Protection) Act 2013 (2013 No 89).
      • Section 123(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).