§ 139 — Power to make regulations

139.—(1) The Minister may, in addition to the powers expressly conferred by any other provisions of this Act, make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular and without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may —(a)

prescribe the circumstances and conditions under which females may be employed as workmen;

(aa)

regulate the conduct of an employer towards an employee, for the purposes of protecting the employee from any employment practice that may adversely affect the employee’s wellbeing;

(b)

require records to be maintained and prescribe the form and contents thereof and the manner in which they are to be displayed;

(c)

regulate the method of collecting statistics either in connection with or independently of any other public department, the staff to be employed in connection therewith, the duties to be performed and the publications (if any) to be issued;

(d)

prescribe the forms and manner in which and the times and places at which particulars or information are to be furnished, and the manner in which the same are to be authenticated, and any other thing which under this Act is required to be prescribed;

(e)

exempt any employer or class of employers from the obligation to furnish particulars or information under this Act, either wholly or to the prescribed extent, and either unconditionally or subject to the prescribed conditions;

(ea)

prescribe any deduction that may be made under section 27(1)(k), and the conditions for the making of that deduction;

(f)

prescribe the form of register to be kept under section 29 and the forms of orders to be made under sections 115 and 119;

(g)

prescribe the fees payable for copies of notes of evidence and decisions recorded under section 119(1)(j);

(ga)

provide for any matter relating to the release of any arrested person on any bail or bond under section 105(5); and

(h)

prescribe the administrative penalties for civil contraventions under Part 15A of an amount not exceeding $1,000 for each occasion of a civil contravention, and $2,000 in the case of a second or subsequent occasion of the civil contravention.[26/2013; 27/2015; 55/2018]

(2A) The Minister may, in making any regulations under this Act, provide that any contravention of the provisions of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding —(a)

$5,000 in the case of a first conviction; and

(b)

$10,000 in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for contravening or failing to comply with the same provision within one year after the immediately preceding conviction.[27/2015]

(2B) The Minister may, in making any regulations mentioned in subsection (2)(aa), prescribe any contravention of any provision of those regulations as a contravention to which section 126A applies, instead of providing for that contravention to be an offence mentioned in subsection (2A).[55/2018]

(3) All regulations made under this Act must be published in the Gazette and must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.

—(1) The Minister may, in addition to the powers expressly conferred by any other provisions of this Act, make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may —(a)

prescribe the circumstances and conditions under which females may be employed as workmen;

(aa)

regulate the conduct of an employer towards an employee, for the purposes of protecting the employee from any employment practice that may adversely affect the employee’s wellbeing;

(b)

require records to be maintained and prescribe the form and contents thereof and the manner in which they are to be displayed;

(c)

regulate the method of collecting statistics either in connection with or independently of any other public department, the staff to be employed in connection therewith, the duties to be performed and the publications (if any) to be issued;

(d)

prescribe the forms and manner in which and the times and places at which particulars or information are to be furnished, and the manner in which the same are to be authenticated, and any other thing which under this Act is required to be prescribed;

(e)

exempt any employer or class of employers from the obligation to furnish particulars or information under this Act, either wholly or to the prescribed extent, and either unconditionally or subject to the prescribed conditions;

(ea)

prescribe any deduction that may be made under section 27(1)(k), and the conditions for the making of that deduction;

(f)

prescribe the form of register to be kept under section 29 and the forms of orders to be made under sections 115 and 119;

(g)

prescribe the fees payable for copies of notes of evidence and decisions recorded under section 119(1)(j);

(ga)

provide for any matter relating to the release of any arrested person on any bail or bond under section 105(5); and

(h)

prescribe the administrative penalties for civil contraventions under Part 15A of an amount not exceeding $1,000 for each occasion of a civil contravention, and $2,000 in the case of a second or subsequent occasion of the civil contravention.[26/2013; 27/2015; 55/2018]

(2A) The Minister may, in making any regulations under this Act, provide that any contravention of the provisions of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding —(a)

$5,000 in the case of a first conviction; and

(b)

$10,000 in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for contravening or failing to comply with the same provision within one year after the immediately preceding conviction.[27/2015]

(2B) The Minister may, in making any regulations mentioned in subsection (2)(aa), prescribe any contravention of any provision of those regulations as a contravention to which section 126A applies, instead of providing for that contravention to be an offence mentioned in subsection (2A).[55/2018]

(3) All regulations made under this Act must be published in the Gazette and must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.