168Rules—general matters

168 Rules—general matters

(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 subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the rules may prescribe a matter or thing differently for different kinds of entities, things or circumstances. (3) The rules may make provision for or in relation to a matter by conferring a power on the Digital ID Regulator, the System Administrator or the Minister to: (a) make an instrument of an administrative character; or (b) make a decision of an administrative character. (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) In this section, a reference to this Act does not include a reference to: (a) the Accreditation Rules; or (b) the Digital ID Data Standards; or (c) the Digital ID Rules; or (d) the service levels determined under section 80; or (e) the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to this Act.