sec.257Directions to State electricity entities and related group entities

### sec.257 Directions to State electricity entities and related group entities A State electricity entity or related group entity must comply with a direction given to it by the Ministers. A direction must be in writing and signed by the Ministers. The Ministers may give a direction only if they are satisfied it is necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry, reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry or to ensure a financially viable Queensland electricity supply industry. The board of a State electricity entity or related group entity must implement a direction given under subsection (1) but an act or decision of the board is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with the direction. A regulation may declare the following entities that are not State electricity entities, to be a State electricity entity for this section— a GOC; a subsidiary of a GOC; a government company; as long as the business, or part of the business, of the relevant entity was, at some time carried on, in whole or in part, by a business unit, division or branch of a State electricity entity or State electricity entities. In this section— Ministers means the Minister who administers this Act and the Minister who administers the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 . s 257 prev s 257 sub 1997 No. 77 s 67 exp 19 December 2002 (see s 257(2)) pres s 257 (prev s 299) ins 1997 No. 26 s 53 amd 1997 No. 77 s 74 ; 2016 No. 36 s 36 (1) – (3) renum and reloc 2016 No. 36 s 36 (4) (sec.257-ssec.1) A State electricity entity or related group entity must comply with a direction given to it by the Ministers. (sec.257-ssec.2) A direction must be in writing and signed by the Ministers. (sec.257-ssec.3) The Ministers may give a direction only if they are satisfied it is necessary or convenient to help or give effect to the objects of the Act , the restructuring of the Queensland electricity supply industry, reforms concerning the Queensland electricity supply industry or to ensure a financially viable Queensland electricity supply industry. (sec.257-ssec.4) The board of a State electricity entity or related group entity must implement a direction given under subsection (1) but an act or decision of the board is not invalid merely because of a failure to comply with the direction. (sec.257-ssec.5) A regulation may declare the following entities that are not State electricity entities, to be a State electricity entity for this section— a GOC; a subsidiary of a GOC; a government company; as long as the business, or part of the business, of the relevant entity was, at some time carried on, in whole or in part, by a business unit, division or branch of a State electricity entity or State electricity entities. (sec.257-ssec.6) In this section— Ministers means the Minister who administers this Act and the Minister who administers the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 . - (a) a GOC; - (b) a subsidiary of a GOC; - (c) a government company;