Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00122:clause:2_31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00122
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 31
Character Range: 29047–30171

31  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 Part 1 of this Schedule.
(2) Rules made before the end of the period of 6 months starting on the commencement day may provide that provisions of this Part have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules. The provisions then have effect as if they were so modified.
(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 Schedule or the main Act;
 (e) directly amend the text of this Schedule or the main Act.
(4) This Schedule (other than subitem (3)) does not limit the rules that may be made under this item.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 29 March 2023
Senate on 31 July 2023]
(47/23)