Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00056:clause:2_13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00056
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 13
Character Range: 56523–57530

13  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 the amendments or repeals made by this Act.
(2) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may make provision for, or in relation to, the refund, remission or waiver of fees payable under the Narcotic Drugs Act.
(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.
(4) This Schedule (other than subitem (3)) does not limit the rules that may be made for the purposes of subitem (1).

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 3 February 2021
Senate on 25 February 2021]
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