South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Corporation is
subject to control and direction by the Minister.
(2) However, the
Minister may not direct the Corporation in relation to the manner in which
action should be taken in connection with a particular claim or entitlement of
a worker under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 .
(3) A Ministerial
direction under this section must be communicated to the Corporation in
writing.
(4) Subject to
subsection (5), a written direction must be—
(a)
included in the next annual report of the Corporation; and
(b)
published in the Gazette within 7 days after the direction is given.
(5) If the Corporation
is of the opinion that a direction should not be published for the reason that
its publication—
(a)
might detrimentally affect the Corporation's commercial interests; or
(b)
might constitute breach of a duty of confidence; or
(c)
might prejudice an investigation of misconduct or possible misconduct,
the Corporation may advise the Minister of that opinion giving the reason for
the opinion.
(6) If the Minister is
satisfied that a direction should not be published for a reason referred to in
subsection (5), the direction need not be published by the Minister or
the Corporation as required by subsection (4) but—
(a) the
Minister must cause a copy of the direction to be presented to the Economic
and Finance Committee of the Parliament within 14 days after the direction was
given; and
(b) the
Corporation must cause a statement of the fact that the direction was given to
be published in its next annual report.