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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation - Bylaws

59: Regulations in relation to bylaws

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"Rules about local council bylaws and the fines for breaking them"

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The Governor-General can make rules about bylaws. You need to know that these rules can say what offences against bylaws are treated as infringement offences under this Act. They can also say what the fine is for these offences, which can be up to $1,000. The rules can also say what information must be included in an infringement notice, which is issued under section 74. When the Governor-General makes these rules, they are called secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 4Responsibilities of territorial authorities in relation to waste management and minimisation
Bylaws

59Regulations in relation to bylaws

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations for the following purposes:

  2. prescribing offences against bylaws that are infringement offences under this Act:
    1. prescribing infringement fees (not exceeding $1,000) for infringement offences:
      1. prescribing the form of, and any additional particulars required in, infringement notices issued under section 74.

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

        Notes
        • Section 59(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).