# 87 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) 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.