Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00085:section:81
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00085
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 81
Character Range: 127879–128893

81  Rules
 (1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
 (2) 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.
 (3) Despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003, an instrument under this Act may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time to time.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 27 March 2024
Senate on 24 June 2024]
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