Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00157:clause:1_136
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00157
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 136
Character Range: 190953–192205

136  Rules
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may prescribe matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to:
 (a) the amendments or repeals made by this Act; or
 (b) the enactment of this Act.
(3) Without limiting subitem (2), rules made for the purposes of that subitem may provide that the following Acts have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules:
 (a) the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010;
 (b) the My Health Records Act 2012;
 (c) the Privacy Act 1988.
(4) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
 (a) create an offence or civil penalty;
 (b) provide powers of:
 (i) arrest or detention; or
 (ii) entry, search or seizure;
 (c) impose a tax;
 (d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
 (e) directly amend the text of this Act.
(5) This Part (other than subitem (4)) does not limit the rules that may be made for the purposes of this item.