Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this
section —
“government agency” means any body
(whether corporate or unincorporate) or the holder of any office, post or
position, being a body, office, post or position established under a written
law for a public purpose.
(2) While a
Commissioner’s warrant has effect, the Commissioner may direct a
government agency to perform or refrain from performing, or as to the manner
of performing, any function that the agency has under a written law.
(3) The Commissioner
must not give such a direction unless he or she reasonably suspects the
direction is necessary to facilitate the exercise of any of the powers in
Division 3.
(4) A government
agency given such a direction is authorised and required to comply with it,
despite the written law that confers the function concerned.