145   Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to any of the following matters:

(a)  the fees payable in respect of proceedings in the Tribunal, including fees for the following:

(i)  an application for an original decision or a review of a reviewable decision or for an internal or external appeal,

(ii)  the filing or lodgment of any document in the Tribunal,

(iii)  the provision of transcripts of proceedings,

(iv)  the issue of summonses or any other document out of the Tribunal,

(b)  the fees payable in relation to proceedings referred to mediation or neutral evaluation under this Act,

(c)  the fees payable for administrative services provided by the Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or any other officer of the Tribunal, whether in connection with the administration of this Act or otherwise,

(d)  the waiver, postponement and refund of fees and exemptions from fees.

(2A)  Fees of the kind referred to in subsection (2) (a) are not payable by the Crown, or by any person acting on behalf of the Crown, with respect to any civil proceedings to which any of the following persons or bodies is a party:

(a)  the Crown,

(b)  any Minister of the Crown,

(c)  any statutory body whose expenditure is paid out of the Consolidated Fund,

(d)  any person or body prescribed by the regulations or belonging to a class of persons or bodies so prescribed.

(2B)  Subsection (2A) does not prevent the recovery by the Crown or any such person or body of any fees that would, had they been paid by the Crown or any such person or body, have been so recoverable.

(3)  The regulations may create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units.