Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules; or

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:

create an offence or civil penalty;

provide powers of:

arrest or detention; or

entry, search or seizure;

impose a tax;

amend this Act.

Except as provided by subsection 65(2), the rules may not set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act.