Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00013:clause:2_50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00013
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 50
Character Range: 41130–42614

50  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) The rules may also prescribe matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to:
 (a) the repeals or amendments made by this Act; or
 (b) the enactment of this Act or the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.
(3) Without limiting subitem (1) or (2), rules made before 1 July 2022 may provide that this Act or any other Act or instrument has effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules.
(4) Subsection 12(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to rules made before 1 July 2022.
Note: Subsection 12(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 is about the retrospective application of legislative instruments.
(5) 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.
(6) This Act (other than subitem (5)) does not limit the rules that may be made.
[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 1 June 2017
Senate on 18 October 2017]
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