Clause 18

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Minister may make regulations for prescribing all matters that this Act requires or permits to be prescribed, or that are necessary or expedient for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.”;

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of subsection (2)(e) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(i)a person is issued a Grant of Aid on a provisional basis;”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (2)(e)(iii);

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e) of subsection (2), the following paragraph:“(ea)provide for the period when a Grant of Aid issued on a provisional basis is in force, and for matters relating to the lapse or extension of such Grant of Aid; and”;

by deleting the word “prescribe” in subsection (2)(f) and substituting the words “provide for”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(4A) The powers conferred by this section do not extend to any matter for which Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules may be made under section 19.”.