Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00119:clause:2_22xs
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014A00119
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 22XS
Character Range: 195755–196806

22XS  Safeguard rules
 (1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument (and subject to subsection (2)), make rules (safeguard rules) prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the safeguard rules; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the safeguard provisions.
 (2) To avoid doubt, the safeguard rules may not do the following:
 (a) create an offence or civil penalty;
 (b) provide powers of:
 (i) arrest or detention;
 (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) amend this Act.
 (3) Safeguard rules that are inconsistent with the regulations have no effect to the extent of the inconsistency, but safeguard rules are taken to be consistent with the regulations to the extent that safeguard rules are capable of operating concurrently with the regulations.

Part 2—Consequential amendments

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011