38CNorfolk Island Minister not required to interact with himself or herself

38C Norfolk Island Minister not required to interact with himself or herself

(1) The Norfolk Island Minister need not comply with a requirement that: (a) is imposed on the Norfolk Island Minister by an applied law (as affected by section 18B of the Norfolk Island Act or otherwise); and (b) because of section 18B of the Norfolk Island Act, is a requirement for the Norfolk Island Minister to do something in relation to the Norfolk Island Minister: (i) before taking another action; or (ii) in the process of taking another action; or (iii) after taking another action.

Note: Some examples of a requirement to which this section applies are if an applied law (ignoring section 18B of the Norfolk Island Act) says:

(a) the Governor may do something on the advice of a Minister; or
(b) an authority must give the Minister notice of a decision or action the authority has taken.

(2) To avoid doubt, if the Norfolk Island Minister takes the other action, its validity is not affected merely because the Norfolk Island Minister did not or does not comply with the requirement.

Note: This also applies to action by a delegate of the Norfolk Island Minister.