Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), the Minister may give directions in writing to the Board
with respect to the performance of its functions, either generally or in
relation to a particular matter, and the Board is to give effect to any such
direction.
(2) The Minister must
not under subsection (1) direct the Board with respect to the performance
of its licensing or disciplinary functions, whether under this Act or any
other written law, in respect of —
(a) a
particular person; or
(b) a
particular application, complaint or proceeding.
(3) The Minister must,
within 14 days after a direction is given under subsection (1),
cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of Parliament or dealt with in
accordance with subsection (4).
(4) If —
(a) at
the commencement of the period referred to in subsection (3) a House of
Parliament is not sitting; and
(b) the
Minister is of the opinion that that House will not sit during that period,
the Minister is to
transmit a copy of the direction to the Clerk of that House.
(5) A copy of a
direction transmitted to the Clerk of a House is taken to have been laid
before that House.
(6) The laying of a
copy of a direction that is taken to have occurred under subsection (5)
is to be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on
the first sitting day of the House after the receipt of the copy by the Clerk.
(7) The text of a
direction given under subsection (1) is to be included in the annual
report submitted by the accountable authority of the department under
Part 5 of the Financial Management Act 2006 .
[Section 59E inserted by No. 39 of 1999
s. 7; amended by No. 5 of 2005 s. 46; No. 77 of 2006 s. 17; No.
8 of 2009 s. 133(4) and (5).]