Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Minister may
give written directions to the Authority with respect to the performance of
its functions, either generally or in relation to a particular matter, and the
Authority is to give effect to any such direction.
(2) The Minister must
cause the text of any direction under subsection (1) to be laid before each
House of Parliament, or dealt with under subsection (3), within 14 days after
the direction is given.
(3) If —
(a) at
the commencement of the period referred to in subsection (2) a House of
Parliament is not sitting; and
(b) the
Minister is of the opinion that that House will not sit during that period,
the Minister is to
transmit a copy of the direction to the Clerk of that House.
(4) A copy of a
direction transmitted to the Clerk of a House is taken to have been laid
before that House.
(5) The laying of a
copy of a direction that is taken to have occurred under subsection (4) is to
be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the
first sitting day of the House after the Clerk received the copy.
(6) The text of a
direction under subsection (1) is to be included in the annual report
submitted by the accountable authority of the Department under the
Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5.
[Section 17 amended by No. 5 of 2005 s. 40(3); No.
77 of 2006 s. 17; No. 8 of 2009 s. 67.]