35AStatement of ministerial expectations

35A Statement of ministerial expectations

[Section 35A Inserted by No. 35 of 2018, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2018]

(1)  The Minister may provide to the Board, not less than 3 months before the start of each financial year, a statement of ministerial expectations in relation to the financial year of the Corporation.

(2)  The Minister is to have regard to the Corporation's objectives and functions in preparing a statement of ministerial expectations.

(3)  The Minister, by notice to the Board, may amend a statement of ministerial expectations in relation to a financial year of the Corporation.

(4)  The Board is to make available for viewing by members of the public, in the manner that the Board thinks fit, a copy of the statement of ministerial expectations last provided by the Minister, as amended, if at all, under subsection (3) .

(5)  Subject to subsection (6) , the Board must ensure that the business and affairs of the Corporation in relation to a financial year of the Corporation are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the statement of ministerial expectations in relation to the financial year.

(6)  In the event of an inconsistency between a statement of ministerial expectations and another requirement under this Act, the other requirement prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.