Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) If the Authority
is the applicant, or has a financial interest in the subject matter of an
application by reason of its participation in a business arrangement, within
the meaning in section 17(9), the Authority must consider the application
in accordance with section 48(1) and refer the application and all
relevant information to the Minister with a recommendation as to the decision
to be made.
(2) If an application
is referred to the Minister under subsection (1) —
(a) the
Minister must perform the functions of the Authority under section 48;
and
(b) for
the purpose of that section and sections 45 and 50, references to
the Authority are to be read as references to the Minister.