{"id":"chemistry-centre-wa-regulations-2007","name":"Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007","slug":"chemistry-centre-wa-regulations-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174258,"registerId":"wa-chemistry-centre-wa-regulations-2007-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nChemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007\n\nChemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007\n\nWestern Australia\n\nChemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Meaning of Treasurer in these regulations 1\n\nPart 2 — Strategic development plans\n\n3. Draft strategic development plan 2\n\n4. Period and content of strategic development plan 2\n\n5. Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible 3\n\n6. Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan 3\n\n7. Strategic development plan pending agreement 4\n\n8. Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan 4\n\n9. Modifications of strategic development plan 4\n\n10. Concurrence of Treasurer 5\n\nPart 3 — Statements of corporate intent\n\n11. Draft statement of corporate intent 6\n\n12. Period and content of statement of corporate intent 6\n\n13. Statement of corporate intent to be agreed if possible 7\n\n14. Minister’s powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent 7\n\n15. Statement of corporate intent pending agreement 8\n\n16. Minister’s agreement to draft statement of corporate intent 8\n\n17. Modification of statement of corporate intent 9\n\n18. Concurrence of Treasurer 9\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 10\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nChemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007\n\nChemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007* 1.\n\nNote for this regulation:\n\nUnder the *Interpretation Act 1984* section 25(3) these regulations take effect on the day on which the *Chemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007* section 40 commences.\n\n##### 2. Meaning of Treasurer in these regulations\n\nIn these regulations —\n\n  Treasurer means the Treasurer of the State.\n\n## Part 2 — Strategic development plans\n\n##### 3. Draft strategic development plan\n\n(1) The Board must in each financial year prepare and submit to the Minister for agreement a draft strategic development plan for the Chemistry Centre for the next financial year.\n\n(2) A draft strategic development plan is to be submitted not later than 6 months before the start of the next financial year.\n\n(3) For the financial year in which this regulation comes into operation, the Board must, as soon as is practicable, prepare and submit to the Minister for agreement a draft strategic development plan for the Chemistry Centre for the financial year.\n\n##### 4. Period and content of strategic development plan\n\n(1) The strategic development plan is to cover the forecast period of 5 years commencing at the beginning of the relevant financial year, or a lesser period agreed to by the Minister.\n\n(2) The strategic development plan must set out the Chemistry Centre’s medium to long term objectives in performing its functions under the or any other Act and must cover the following matters —\n\n(a) strategic objectives to be achieved during the forecast period including how those objectives will be achieved;\n\n(b) operational targets for those objectives;\n\n(c) the market environment in which the Chemistry Centre operates;\n\n(d) an analysis of significant issues and trends during the forecast period and any major risks;\n\n(e) the scope and financial implications of the Chemistry Centre’s community service obligations;\n\n(f) financial requirements;\n\n(g) personnel requirements;\n\n(h) capital expenditure and investment strategies;\n\n(i) strategies for asset management;\n\n(j) the nature and extent of commercial and competitive strategies;\n\n(k) charging for goods and services;\n\n(l) pricing principles and strategies;\n\n(m) sales and revenue projections;\n\n(n) customer service arrangements;\n\n(o) compliance with relevant government policies;\n\n(p) other matters that the Minister and the Board agree should be covered.\n\n##### 5. Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible\n\nThe Board and the Minister must try to reach agreement on a strategic development plan as soon as possible and, in any case, not later than one month before the start of the relevant financial year.\n\n##### 6. Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan\n\n(1) The Minister may return a draft strategic development plan to the Board and request it to —\n\n(a) consider or further consider any matter; and\n\n(b) deal with the matter in the draft plan accordingly.\n\n(2) The Board must comply with a request under subregulation (1) as soon as is practicable.\n\n(3) If the Board and the Minister have not reached agreement on a draft strategic development plan by one month before the start of the relevant financial year, the Minister may, by written notice, direct the Board —\n\n(a) to take specified steps in relation to the draft plan; or\n\n(b) to make specified modifications to the draft plan.\n\n(4) The Board must comply with a direction under subregulation (3) as soon as is practicable.\n\n##### 7. Strategic development plan pending agreement\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nlatest draft plan means the draft strategic development plan submitted, or last submitted, by the Board to the Minister before the start of the financial year with any modifications made by the Board, whether before or after that time, at the direction of the Minister.\n\n(2) If the Board and the Minister have not reached agreement on a draft strategic development plan before the start of the relevant financial year, the latest draft plan is to be the strategic development plan for the Chemistry Centre for that year until a draft strategic development plan is agreed to under regulation 8.\n\n##### 8. Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan\n\nWhen the Board and the Minister reach agreement on a draft strategic development plan it becomes the Chemistry Centre’s strategic development plan for the relevant financial year or the remainder of that year (whichever is relevant).\n\n##### 9. Modifications of strategic development plan\n\n(1) A strategic development plan may be modified by the Board with the agreement of the Minister.\n\n(2) The Minister may, by written notice, direct the Board to modify a strategic development plan, and the Board must comply with any such direction.\n\n(3) Before giving a direction to the Board under subregulation (2), the Minister must consult with the Board and take its views into account.\n\n##### 10. Concurrence of Treasurer\n\nThe Minister is not to —\n\n(a) agree to a draft strategic plan under regulation 8; or\n\n(b) agree to or direct any modification of a strategic development plan under regulation 9,\n\nexcept with the Treasurer’s concurrence.\n\n## Part 3 — Statements of corporate intent\n\n##### 11. Draft statement of corporate intent\n\n(1) The Board must in each financial year prepare and submit to the Minister for agreement a draft statement of corporate intent for the Chemistry Centre for the next financial year.\n\n(2) A draft statement of corporate intent is to be submitted not later than 6 months before the start of the next financial year.\n\n(3) For the financial year in which this regulation comes into operation, the Board must, as soon as is practicable, prepare and submit to the Minister for agreement a draft statement of corporate intent for the Chemistry Centre for the financial year.\n\n##### 12. Period and content of statement of corporate intent\n\n(1) The statement of corporate intent is to cover the relevant financial year.\n\n(2) The statement of corporate intent must be consistent with the strategic development plan for the Chemistry Centre.\n\n(3) The statement of corporate intent must cover the following matters —\n\n(a) major initiatives for achieving strategic objectives (in outline);\n\n(b) major planned achievements (in outline);\n\n(c) operational targets and other measures by which performance may be judged and related to achieving those objectives and planned achievements;\n\n(d) proposed arrangements to facilitate achieving of objectives that do not involve making a profit;\n\n(e) the nature and extent of activities for which a fee is not to be charged;\n\n(f) the cost, method of costing and funding for activities for which a fee is not to be charged;\n\n(g) the cost, method of costing and funding for Chemistry Centre’s community service obligations;\n\n(h) the method of compensating the Chemistry Centre for performing its community service obligations and the extent of that compensation;\n\n(i) proposed pricing arrangements;\n\n(j) operating income and expenditure;\n\n(k) capital expenditure and borrowing requirements (in outline);\n\n(l) the dividend policy for the financial year or the provision proposed to be made for dividends;\n\n(m) reporting on performance in the previous financial year by reference to the previous statement of corporate intent;\n\n(n) other matters that the Minister and the Board agree should be covered.\n\n(4) The Minister may exempt the Chemistry Centre from including any matter, or any aspect of a matter, mentioned in subregulation (3) in the statement of corporate intent.\n\n##### 13. Statement of corporate intent to be agreed if possible\n\nThe Board and the Minister must try to reach agreement on a statement of corporate intent as soon as possible and, in any case, not later than the start of the next financial year.\n\n##### 14. Minister’s powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent\n\n(1) The Minister may return a draft statement of corporate intent to the Board and request it to —\n\n(a) consider or further consider any matter; and\n\n(b) deal with the matter in the relevant draft statement accordingly.\n\n(2) The Board must comply with a request under subregulation (1) as soon as is practicable.\n\n(3) If the Board and the Minister have not reached agreement on a draft statement of corporate intent by one month before the start of the relevant financial year, the Minister may, by written notice, direct the Board —\n\n(a) to take specified steps in relation to the draft statement; or\n\n(b) to make specified modifications to the draft statement.\n\n(4) The Board must comply with a direction under subregulation (3) as soon as is practicable.\n\n##### 15. Statement of corporate intent pending agreement\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nlatest draft statement means the draft statement of corporate intent submitted, or last submitted, by the Board to the Minister before the start of the financial year with any modifications made by the Board, whether before or after that time, at the direction of the Minister.\n\n(2) If the Board and the Minister have not reached agreement on a draft statement of corporate intent before the start of the relevant financial year, the latest draft statement is to be the statement of corporate intent for the Chemistry Centre for that year until a draft statement of corporate intent is agreed to under regulation 16.\n\n##### 16. Minister’s agreement to draft statement of corporate intent\n\n(1) When the Board and the Minister reach agreement on a draft statement of corporate intent it becomes the Chemistry Centre’s statement of corporate intent for the relevant financial year or the remainder of that year (whichever is relevant).\n\n(2) The Minister must within 14 days after agreeing to a draft statement of corporate intent under subregulation (1) cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of Parliament or dealt with in accordance with section 36 of the Act.\n\n(3) The Board may request the Minister to delete from the copy of a statement of corporate intent that is to be laid before Parliament a matter that is of a commercially sensitive nature, and the Minister may, despite subregulation (2), comply with the request.\n\n##### 17. Modification of statement of corporate intent\n\n(1) A statement of corporate intent may be modified by the Board with the agreement of the Minister.\n\n(2) The Minister may, by written notice, direct the Board to modify a statement of corporate intent, and the Board must comply with any such direction.\n\n(3) Before giving a direction to the Board under subregulation (2), the Minister must consult with the Board and take its views into account.\n\n##### 18. Concurrence of Treasurer\n\nThe Minister is not to —\n\n(a) agree to a draft statement of corporate intent under regulation 16; or\n\n(b) agree to or direct any modification of a statement of corporate intent under regulation 17,\n\nexcept with the Treasurer’s concurrence.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007.* The following table contains information about those regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007* | 27 Jul 2007 p. 3757-69 | 1 Aug 2007 (see note to r. 1 and *Gazette* 27 Jul 2007 p. 3735) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nlatest draft plan 7(1)\n\nlatest draft statement 15(1)\n\nTreasurer 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear to maintain their original scope as procedural/administrative regulations supporting the Chemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007. 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They balance the Chemistry Centre's commercial activities with its public service obligations, while keeping the government (and through Parliament, the public) informed about how public money is being spent and what services are being delivered."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations set out procedural and documentary requirements for the Chemistry Centre’s strategic plans and corporate intent statements—timing, content, agreement processes, and reporting—without expanding or removing the Centre’s statutory functions. They allocate decision authority to the Minister (with Treasurer concurrence for agreement/modification) and impose compliance obligations on the Board (see regs 3–18)."},"complexity_factors":["Prescriptive timing and deadlines for drafts and submission (regs 3(2), 11(2), 5, 13).","Long, detailed content lists for the strategic plan and statement of corporate intent (regs 4(2), 12(3)).","Ministerial powers to return drafts, request reconsideration, or direct specific modifications (regs 6(1), 6(3), 14(1), 14(3)).","Requirement that the Board comply promptly with Ministerial requests or directions (regs 6(2), 6(4), 14(2), 14(4)).","\"Latest draft\" rule making the last submitted draft operative pending agreement (regs 7(1)–(2), 15(1)–(2)).","Treasurer concurrence required before the Minister may agree to or direct modifications of plans/statements (regs 10, 18).","Mandatory consultation by the Minister with the Board before directing modifications (regs 9(3), 17(3)).","Parliamentary laying requirement and limited commercial‑sensitivity deletion power (reg 16(2)–(3)).","Consistency requirement linking the annual statement to the strategic development plan (reg 12(2)).","Compliance burden on the Board to produce iterative, detailed documents and to justify funding, pricing, CSOs and performance targets (regs 4, 12)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations require the Chemistry Centre’s Board to prepare and submit each year a 5‑year strategic development plan and an annual statement of corporate intent, setting detailed timing and content requirements. The Minister must agree the drafts (and may request revisions or direct modifications); final agreement or modifications require the Treasurer’s concurrence. The rules bind the Board to comply promptly, make the latest draft operative pending agreement, and allow limited deletion of commercially sensitive material from documents laid before Parliament (regs 3–18)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent — no legislative text was available for analysis. 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No substantive legal content could be retrieved — only a site error message and an Acknowledgement of Country were returned.\n\n**What we can reasonably infer:** Based on the title alone, these regulations likely govern the operations of the Chemistry Centre WA (a government scientific laboratory service), potentially covering things like fees for testing services, staff powers, reporting obligations, or operational procedures. However, **none of this can be confirmed** from the content provided.\n\n**What you should do:** Visit the [Parliamentary Counsel's Office website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) directly and search for \"Chemistry Centre (WA) Regulations 2007\" to access the current version of the law."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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