Rules
87 Rules
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;
set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
directly amend the text of this Act.
Before making or amending the rules, the Minister must:
cause to be published on the Department’s website a notice:
setting out the draft rules or amendments; and
inviting persons to make submissions to the Minister about the draft rules or amendments within the period specified in the notice; and
consider any submissions received within the period mentioned in subparagraph (a)(ii).
The period specified in the notice must not be shorter than 28 days.
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