Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may,
under section 65(1), direct the Authority to provide information of a
class identified in the direction free of charge.
(2) The direction may
be expressed to apply only in a case of a class identified in the direction.
(3) The Minister may
give a direction as described in subsection (1) even though it would
require the Authority to act contrary to the principles described in
section 16, but this section does not enable the Minister to require
information to be provided free of a charge fixed by a written law.
(4) Before giving a
direction as described in subsection (1), the Minister has to consider
the impact, if any, that complying with the direction would have on the
Authority’s ability to achieve its objectives and targets outlined in
its strategic development plan and its statement of corporate intent, and the
Minister may give the direction even though complying with it may prevent, or
significantly affect, achievement of any of those objectives and targets.
(5) The Minister
cannot give a direction as described in subsection (1)
unless —
(a) the
Minister is satisfied that there is a public benefit sufficient to justify
giving the direction; and
(b) the
direction is given with the Treasurer’s concurrence.