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5  Transitional rules
(1) The Finance Minister may, by legislative instrument (and subject to subitem (3)), 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) Rules may be made 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) 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 Act does not limit the rules that may be made under this item.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 22 June 2017
Senate on 16 August 2017]

(138/17)