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84 Rules

(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) Rules made for the purposes of this Act may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in any other instrument or writing: (a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or (b) as in force or existing from time to time.

Note: This subsection expresses a contrary intention for the purposes of subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003.