Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may
give written directions to the Commission with respect to the exercise or
performance of its functions, either generally or in relation to a particular
matter, and the Commission is to give effect to any such direction.
(2) The Minister is to
cause the text of any direction given 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 to be taken to have been laid
before that House.
(5) The laying of a
copy of a direction that is regarded as having 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 any
direction given under subsection (1) is to be included in the annual report
submitted by the accountable authority of the Commission under Part 5 of the
Financial Management Act 2006 .
(7) Nothing in this
section applies to a direction of the Minister given under section 26(1),
32A(1), 51(1), 51(2), 52(2), 62A(1), 63(1) or 67(1).
[Section 17 amended: No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl.
127(2); No. 26 of 2020 s. 21 and 61.]