652Referral of matters etc. by responsible Minister

652 Referral of matters etc. by responsible Minister (1) The responsible Minister for a participating jurisdiction may— (a) refer a matter relevant to that jurisdiction to the Regulator for action under this Law; or (b) ask the Regulator for information about the exercise of the Regulator’s functions under this Law as applied in that

(2) However, the Minister can not— (a) refer a matter to the Regulator under subsection (1)(a) that may require the Regulator to take action that is inconsistent with— (i) a direction given by the responsible Ministers under section 651; or (ii) the approved guidelines; or (b) direct the Regulator to take or not to take particular action in relation to a matter referred to the Regulator under subsection (1)(a); or (c) otherwise influence the exercise of the Regulator’s functions (3) The Regulator may charge a fee for dealing with a referral or request made under subsection (1). (4) A fee charged by the Regulator under subsection (3) must be an amount— (a) the Regulator considers reasonable; and (b) that is no more than the reasonable cost of dealing with the referral or request. (5) Section 740(2) to (4) do not apply to a fee charged by the Regulator under subsection (3).