Western Australian Numbered Acts

ENERGY SAFETY ACT 2006 (NO. 24 OF 2006) - SECT 9

9 .         Minister’s powers in relation to draft business plan

        (1)         The Minister may return the draft business plan to the chief executive officer and the Director of Energy Safety and request them to —

            (a)         consider or further consider any matter and deal with the matter in the draft plan; and

            (b)         revise the draft plan in the light of that consideration or further consideration.

        (2)         The chief executive officer and the Director of Energy Safety must comply with the request as soon as is practicable.

        (3)         If the chief executive officer, the Director of Energy Safety and the Minister have not reached agreement on a draft business plan by 4 months before the start of the next financial year, the Minister may, by written notice, direct the chief executive officer —

            (a)         to take specified steps in relation to the draft plan; or

            (b)         to make specified modifications to the draft plan.

        (4)         The chief executive officer must comply with the direction as soon as is practicable and in any event within such reasonable period as the Minister may specify.