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Ombudsman Act 1976
21AZLNational Student Ombudsman Rules
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#### 21AZL National Student Ombudsman Rules
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Part to be prescribed by the rules; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Part.
(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 that are inconsistent with the regulations have no effect to the extent of the inconsistency, but rules are taken to be consistent with the regulations to the extent that the rules are capable of operating concurrently with the regulations.