Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00353:clause:3_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00353
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 1
Character Range: 17710–18831

1  Transitional rules
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to:
 (a) the amendments or repeals made by this Act; or
 (b) the enactment of this Act or the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 (the new Act).
(2) Without limiting subitem (1), rules made under this item before 1 January 2023 may provide that provisions of this Act, the new Act, or an instrument made under that Act, have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules. Those provisions then have effect (but not after 30 June 2023) as if they were so modified.
(3) 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 or the new Act.
(4) This Act (other than subitem (3)) does not limit the rules that may be made.