Western Australian Consolidated Acts

RATES AND CHARGES (REBATES AND DEFERMENTS) ACT 1992 - SECT 9

9 .         Ministerial directions and procedural manuals

        (1)         The Minister may provide advice, make recommendations, or give written directions to administrative authorities as to the implementation of this Act.

        (2)         The Minister may issue, and amend, a procedural manual for the guidance of administrative authorities as to the implementation of this Act.

        (3)         All employees, officers and members of an administrative authority must comply with a procedural manual.

        (4)         The Minister may give written directions to an administrative authority with respect to the performance of its functions under this Act, either generally or as to a particular matter.

        (5)         An administrative authority must comply with a direction given to it under subsection (4).

        (6)         The text of a direction given to a statutory authority within the meaning of the Financial Management Act 2006 is to be —

            (a)         laid before each House of Parliament within 14 sitting days of that House after the direction is given; and

            (b)         included in the annual report submitted by the accountable authority of the statutory authority under Part 5 of that Act.

        [Section 9 inserted by No. 22 of 1998 s. 16; amended by No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.]