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Poisons Act 1971
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### 59N Ministerial statement of expectation
> [*\[Section 59N Inserted by No. 40 of 2016, s. 22, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS22@EN)
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> > (1) The Minister may provide to the Board a ministerial statement of expectation.
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> > (2) The Minister may at any time, at his or her discretion or on receipt of an application by the Board –
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> > > > (a) amend the ministerial statement of expectation; or
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> > > > (b) revoke the ministerial statement of expectation and substitute another ministerial statement of expectation –
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> > by providing the amendment or substituted ministerial statement of expectation to the Board.
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> > (3) In preparing the ministerial statement of expectation, the Minister must consult with the Board.
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> > (4) The ministerial statement of expectation and any amendment to the ministerial statement of expectation is to be in writing and signed by the Minister.
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> > (5) The ministerial statement of expectation or an amendment to the ministerial statement of expectation takes effect on a day specified in it, being a day not earlier than the day on which it is provided to the Board under [subsection (1)](#GS59N@Gs1@EN) .
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> > (6) The Board is to make the ministerial statement of expectation provided to it under [subsection (1)](#GS59N@Gs1@EN) available to the public in the manner determined by the Board.