Victorian Current Acts

SEX WORK ACT 1994 - SECT 90

    (1)     A power conferred by this Act to make regulations may be exercised—

        (a)     either in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified case or class of case; and

        (b)     so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which the power is exercised—

              (i)     the same provision for all cases in relation to which the power is exercised, or different provisions for different cases or classes of case, or different provisions for the same case or class of case for different purposes; or

              (ii)     any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any specified condition.

    (2)     Regulations made under this Act may be made—

        (a)     so as to apply—

              (i)     at all times or at a specified time; or

              (ii)     throughout the whole of the State or in a specified part of the State; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

        (b)     so as to require a matter affected by the regulations to be—

              (i)     in accordance with a specified standard or specified requirement; or

              (ii)     approved by or to the satisfaction of a specified person or a specified class of person; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

        (c)     so as to apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whatsoever whether—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as in force at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; and

        (d)     so as to confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of person; and

S. 90(2)(e) amended by No. 99/1995 s. 39.

        (e)     so as to provide in a specified case or class of case for the exemption of people or things or a class of people or things from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and

S. 90(2)(f) inserted by No. 99/1995 s. 39.

        (f)     so as to impose a penalty not exceeding 40 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

Pt 7
(Heading and ss 91–98) substituted as Pt 7
(Heading and s. 91) by No. 47/1997 s. 40.

Part 7—Transitional provisions

S. 91 substituted by No. 47/1997 s. 40.