400   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 and, in particular, for or with respect to:

(a)  the forms to be used in connection with the administration of this Act, and

(b)  the fees and charges to be imposed in connection with the administration of this Act, and the circumstances under which fees and charges may be waived, reduced and remitted, and

(c)  the requirement for security deposits, the circumstances in which security deposits are to be forfeited and the application of money arising from the forfeiture of security deposits, and

(d)  the regulation and control of bore drilling and the licensing of bore drillers, and

(e)  the information to be provided to the Minister by the holder of any approval under this Act, including the circumstances in which any such information must be verified by statutory declaration.

(2)  A regulation may make provision for or with respect to the exemption of any person, matter or thing from the operation of this Act or any specified provision of this Act, either unconditionally or subject to conditions.

(3)  A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate any publication as in force from time to time.