Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (154 of 2020)

Schedule 3   Amendments of Attorney-General's Department Acts

Part 1   Bankruptcy

Division 2   Application, saving and transitional provisions

17   Transitional rules

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) in relation to:

(a) the amendments of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 made by Division 1 of this Part; and

(b) if the Norfolk Island Bankruptcy Act is repealed - the repeal of that Act.

Note: The Norfolk Island Bankruptcy Act may be repealed by an amendment of the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015.

(2) 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.

(3) This Part (apart from this item) has effect subject to the rules.