Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005 - SECT 19

Corporate plan

19. Corporate plan



(1) Energy Safe Victoria must prepare a corporate plan each year.

(2) Energy Safe Victoria must give a copy of the proposed plan to the Minister
and the Treasurer on or before 31 May in each year.

(3) The proposed corporate plan must be in or to the effect of a form approved
by the Minister and must include-

   (a)  a statement of corporate intent in accordance with section 20;

   (b)  a business plan containing such information as the Minister requires;

   (c)  financial statements containing such information as the Minister
        requires.

(4) Energy Safe Victoria must consider any comments on the proposed plan that
are made to it by the Minister within 2 months after the plan was submitted to
the Minister.

(5) Energy Safe Victoria must-

   (a)  consult in good faith with the Minister following communication to it
        of the comments; and

   (b)  make such changes to the plan as are agreed between it and the
        Minister; and

   (c)  deliver the completed plan to the Minister and the Treasurer within 2
        months after the commencement of the financial year.

(6) The plan, or any part of the plan, must not be published or made available
except for the purposes of this Division without the prior approval of
Energy Safe Victoria and the Minister.

(7) The plan may be modified at any time by Energy Safe Victoria with the
agreement of the Minister.

(8) If Energy Safe Victoria, by written notice to the Minister, proposes a
modification of the plan, Energy Safe Victoria may, within 14 days, make the
modification unless the Minister, by written notice to Energy Safe Victoria,
directs Energy Safe Victoria not to make it.

(9) The Minister may, from time to time, by written notice to
Energy Safe Victoria, direct it to include in, or omit from, a statement of
corporate intent, a business plan or a financial statement of a specified
kind, any specified matters.

(10) Before giving a direction under this section, the Minister must consult
with Energy Safe Victoria as to the matters to be referred to in the notice.

(11) Energy Safe Victoria must comply with a direction under this section.





(12) At any particular time, the statement of corporate intent, the business
plan or the financial statements for Energy Safe Victoria are the statements
and plan last completed, with any modifications or deletions made in
accordance with this Division.