Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(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) 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) Before making or amending the rules, the Minister must:
(a) cause to be published on the Department's website a notice:
(i) setting out the draft rules or amendments; and
(ii) inviting persons to make submissions to the Minister about the draft rules or amendments within the period specified in the notice; and
(b) consider any submissions received within the period mentioned in subparagraph (a)(ii).
(4) The period specified in the notice must not be shorter than 28 days.