231ECorporate plan by Registration Board

231E Corporate plan by Registration Board

[Section 231E Inserted by No. 9 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2023]

(1)  The Registration Board is to prepare a corporate plan annually.

(2)  A corporate plan is to include targets that measure the performance outcomes of the functions of the Registration Board.

(3)  A corporate plan is to be –

(a) consistent with an applicable Ministerial statement of expectations given under section 231D ; and

(b) in such form, if any, as specified in a Ministerial instruction issued under section 6 ; and

(c) incorporated into the corporate plan of the Registrar prepared in accordance with section 224A .

(4)  In preparing a corporate plan, the Registration Board –

(a) is to consult the Minister; and

(b) may consult such other persons as it considers appropriate.

(5)  After preparing a corporate plan, the Registration Board is to submit a draft of the plan to the Minister for approval.

(6)  The Minister may –

(a) approve the draft corporate plan as submitted; or

(b) require the Registration Board to amend the draft corporate plan and resubmit it for approval.

(7)  To avoid doubt, the Minister’s power under subsection (6)(b) may be exercised more than once.

(8)  Once a draft corporate plan has been approved by the Minister –

(a) it takes effect as the corporate plan of the Registration Board for the period specified in a Ministerial instruction issued under section 6 for the purposes of this section; and

(b) the Registration Board is to act in accordance with the corporate plan during that period.