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.
(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.
(3) In allocating the administration of an Act—
(a) different portions of the Act may be administered by different Ministers, and
(b) different Ministers may administer the Act in different respects, and
(c) 2 or more Ministers may jointly administer the same Act or the same portion of an Act.
The joint administration of an Act or portion of an Act does not require the joint exercise of a Ministerial function.
ss 50A–50C: Ins 2013 No 40, Sch 6.2 [4].