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Customer and Product Data Bill

Administrative matters - Regulations, standards, and exemptions - Exemptions

135: Exemptions

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“Rules about who doesn't have to follow this new law”

This part of the proposed law says the Governor-General might be able to make some people not have to follow all the rules in this new law. They can do this by making special rules called regulations.

Before the Minister can suggest making these special rules, they need to think about why this law is being made in the first place. They also need to make sure they’re not letting too many people off the hook.

If the Minister does suggest making these special rules, they have to explain why. Their explanation will be shared with everyone when the new rules are made.

These special rules that let some people not follow all the parts of the law are called ‘secondary legislation’. This means they need to be shared with the public in a special way.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Regulations, standards, and exemptions: Exemptions

135Exemptions

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations exempting (on terms and conditions, if any) classes of persons from any requirement under this Act.

  2. Before making a recommendation, the Minister must—

  3. have regard to the purpose of this Act as specified in section 3; and
    1. be satisfied that the extent of the exemption is not broader than is reasonably necessary to address the matters that gave rise to the regulations.

      1. The Minister’s reasons for making the recommendation (including why an exemption is appropriate) must be published together with the regulations.

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

      Notes