Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00064:clause:3_25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00064
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 25
Character Range: 25003–26344

25  Transitional 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) In particular, for paragraph (1)(a), the Minister may 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.
(3) The rules may provide that this Schedule (other than this item) has effect with any modifications the rules prescribe.
(4) The Minister cannot make rules later than 12 months after the commencement time.
(5) This Schedule (other than subitems (4) and (6)) does not limit the rules that the Minister may make under this item.
(6) 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.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
Senate on 26 March 2015
House of Representatives on 28 May 2015]
(53/15)