Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00025:clause:2_17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00025
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 17
Character Range: 10067–11143

17  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) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may prescribe matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to:
 (a) the repeals made by this Act; or
 (b) the enactment of this Act or the new 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;
 (e) directly amend the text of this Act or the new 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 25 May 2023
Senate on 13 June 2023]

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