Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may give a board a written direction about a matter relevant to the board's functions under this Act if the Minister is satisfied it is necessary to give the direction in the public interest.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a direction may be--
(a) that a registrant's board conduct an investigation of the registrant; or
(b) to give reports and information to the Minister.
(3) However, a direction can not be about the following--
(a) a decision by the board at the end of disciplinary proceedings to advise, caution or reprimand a registrant;
(b) a decision by the board to cancel or suspend, or impose conditions on, a registrant's registration or enter into an undertaking with a registrant;
(c) a decision by the board to order a registrant to attend for further health assessments;
(d) a decision by the board to end a suspension or remove or change conditions;
(e) a decision by the board to reinstate a registrant's registration.
(4) The board must comply with the direction.
(5) The board's annual report for a financial year, under the Financial Accountability Act 2009, must include copies of all directions given to it in the financial year.
(6) However, the board must exclude from the copies all information likely to identify a complainant or registrant to which the direction relates.