Part 12Transitional rules

Part 12—Transitional rules

57 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) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may prescribe 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 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).