Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ACT 1976 No. 85 of 1976 - SECT 19

19. (1) The Minister may, from time to time, by notice in writing delivered to
the Chairman or acting Chairman and expressed to be given under this section,
give directions to the Board with respect to the policies and practices to be
followed by the Board in the performance of its functions, and the exercise of
its powers, under this Act (including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the policies and practices to be followed by the Board with respect
to the entering into by the Board of agreements under section 30 and the
provisions to be included in such agreements), and the Board shall comply with
any such direction that is in force.

(2) The Minister shall forthwith cause to be published in the Gazette
particulars of any direction given under sub-section (1) and of any revocation
of any such direction.

(3) A direction of the Minister under this section shall not operate so as to
affect prejudicially an application for a commencement grant in respect of a
grant year that commenced before the date of publication in the Gazette of
particulars of the direction.

(4) Nothing in this section authorizes the Minister to give a direction to the
Board in relation to a particular company.

(5) A decision of the Board is not invalidated, and shall not be called in
question, on the ground that the Board has limited the exercise of its
discretion in a particular case by reference to any general policy or practice
adopted or announced by the Board.