Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2017 (92 of 2017)

Schedule 4   Transitional and application provisions

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.