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Constitution Act 1902
50BAllocation of administration of Acts and other portfolio responsibilities
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#### 50B Allocation of administration of Acts and other portfolio responsibilities
50B Allocation of administration of Acts and other portfolio responsibilities
> > (1) The Governor may, by an administrative arrangements order, allocate to Ministers the administration of Acts and other portfolio responsibilities.
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> > (2) A Minister may, subject to any direction of the Premier, assume the administration of an Act, or portfolio responsibility, that has not been allocated to a Minister by the Governor under this section.
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> > (3) In allocating the administration of an Act—
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> > > (a) different portions of the Act may be administered by different Ministers, and
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> > > (b) different Ministers may administer the Act in different respects, and
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> > > (c) 2 or more Ministers may jointly administer the same Act or the same portion of an Act.
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> > The joint administration of an Act or portion of an Act does not require the joint exercise of a Ministerial function.
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> **ss 50A–50C:** Ins 2013 No 40, Sch 6.2 \[4\].