Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00004:clause:7_27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00004
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 27
Character Range: 23672–24574

27  Transitional rules
(1) The Treasury Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules:
 (a) prescribing matters required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed by the rules; or
 (b) in relation to transitional matters arising out of the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule.
(2) However, 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.
(3) This Schedule (other than subitem (2)) 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 22 June 2017
Senate on 14 September 2017]

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