(1)  The Secretary may issue guidelines in respect of the administration, procedures and practices of a Community-Based Intake Service.

(2)  The guidelines may –

(a) authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person specified in the guidelines; and

(b) adopt, apply or incorporate, either wholly or in part and with or without modification, and either specifically or by reference, any document as in force from time to time, whether or not the document is published or issued before or after the guidelines take effect.

(3)  The Secretary may amend or revoke any guidelines issued under this section and is to notify the Community-Based Intake Service of the amendment or revocation within 10 days after the amendment or revocation is made.

(4)  An amendment or revocation of guidelines under subsection (3) is to take effect –

(a) on the date specified by the Secretary in the amendment or revocation; or

(b) if no date is so specified, 10 days after the amendment or revocation is made.

(5)  The Secretary must ensure that the guidelines are made available to a Community-Based Intake Service on its request.

(6)  Guidelines issued under this section –

(a) are not statutory rules for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; and

(b) are not subordinate legislation for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .

(7)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of the guidelines as if the guidelines were by-laws.