HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - SECT 23

HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS ACT 2004 - SECT 23

23—Approval of Charter

        (1)         The Minister may, on the receipt of a draft Charter or a variation of the Charter from the Commissioner—

            (a)         approve the Charter or the variation; or

            (b)         require an alteration to the Charter or the variation, after consultation with the Commissioner, and then approve the Charter or variation as altered.

        (2)         The Minister must then cause a copy of the Charter or variation (as the case may be) to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

        (3)         The Charter or the variation will not come into operation—

            (a)         until 14 sitting days of each House of Parliament have elapsed after a copy of the Charter or the variation is laid before each House; and

            (b)         if, within those 14 sitting days, a motion for disallowance or amendment of the Charter or the variation is moved in either House, unless or until—

                  (i)         in the case of a motion for disallowance—the motion is defeated or withdrawn, or lapses;

                  (ii)         in the case of a motion for amendment—the amendment is made in accordance with subsection (4) or the motion is defeated or withdrawn, or lapses.

        (4)         If a motion for amendment is moved under subsection (3)(b), the Minister may withdraw the Charter or the variation, make the relevant amendment, and then lay the amended Charter or variation before both Houses of Parliament.