13—Substitution of Part 3 Division 3
Part 3 Division 3—delete Division 3 and substitute:
Division 3—Annual report, committees and delegations
24A—Annual report
(1) The administrative
unit of the Public Service that is, under the Minister, responsible for the
administration of this Act must, on or before 30 September in each year,
prepare a report on the operation and administration of this Act for the
financial year ending on the preceding 30 June.
(2) The report must
include specific reports on the following matters for the relevant financial
year:
(a)
levels of public utilisation of passenger transport services within the State;
(b)
issues affecting the accessibility and utilisation of public transport within
the State;
(c) the
number and nature of complaints, compliments and submissions made to the
Minister by members of the public under any centralised system established for
the purpose under this Act;
(d) the
general availability of taxis on taxi-stands in Metropolitan Adelaide, and
response times to bookings within the taxi industry,
and must also include any other information required by this Act.
(3) A report under
this section may be incorporated into the annual report of the relevant
administrative unit.
(4) The Minister must
cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within
12 sitting days after the report is prepared.
25—Committees
(1) The Minister may
establish such committees as the Minister thinks fit to assist the Minister in
the performance or exercise of his or her functions or powers under this Act.
(2) The procedures to
be observed in relation to the conduct of the business of a committee will
be—
(a) as
determined by the Minister; or
(b)
insofar as a procedure is not determined under paragraph (a)—as
determined by the relevant committee.
26—Power of delegation
(1) The Minister may
delegate to a body or a person (including a person for the time being holding
or acting in a specified office or position) a function or power of the
Minister under this or any other Act.
(2) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the Minister to act in any matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will.
(3) A function or
power delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so
provides, be further delegated.