(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make Rules providing for matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be provided for in the Rules; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be provided for in order to carry out or give effect to this Act.
(2) The Rules may make provision for or in relation to a matter by conferring a power on the Minister or on the Chief Executive Medicare.
Rules may incorporate material
(3) The Rules may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, 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.
(4) Subsection (3) has effect despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 .