151BUAAMinister may give directions to Commission

151BUAA Minister may give directions to Commission

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC.

(1A) The Minister may only give a direction under subsection (1) that:

(a) requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC; or

(b) requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC in a particular way.

(1B) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a specified Ministerially‑directed report, to:

(a) prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

(b) publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003.

(1C) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a report in a specified series of Ministerially‑directed periodic reports, to:

(a) prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

(b) publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

(2) The Commission must comply with a direction under this section.

(3) If:

(a) a record‑keeping rule is made as a result of a direction under subsection (1); and

(b) the rule requires the preparation of a report;

then:

(c) the rule must contain a statement to the effect that the rule was made as a result of a Ministerial direction; and

(d) a report prepared under the rule is to be known as a Ministerially‑directed report.