Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00221:reg:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00221
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14
Character Range: 13071–14489

14  Rule‑making power
 (1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Ordinance to be prescribed by the rules; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Ordinance.
 (2) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
 (a) create an offence or civil penalty or impose a pecuniary penalty;
 (b) provide powers of:
 (i) arrest or detention; or
 (ii) entry, search or seizure;
 (c) impose a tax;
 (d) directly amend the text of this Ordinance.
 (3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not preclude a rule being made, for the purposes of subsection 8(1), that applies or modifies an ACT road transport law, including:
 (a) any offences and civil penalties created by that law; or
 (b) pecuniary penalties imposed by that law.
 (4) The rules may, in applying or modifying any offences, civil penalties or pecuniary penalties in an ACT road transport law, specify an amount of a penalty unit in such a law that is different from the amount specified in section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914.
 (5) An amount of a penalty unit specified in a rule under subsection (4) applies in relation to an offence committed on or after the commencement of the rule.

Part 4—Transitional, application and saving provisions

Division 1—Transitional, application and saving provisions in relation to the commencement of this instrument