18Amendment of Tasmanian schemes

18 Amendment of Tasmanian schemes

(1)  An occupational association may prepare an amendment to a scheme that relates to its members.

(2)  The Council may, on the application of an occupational association, approve an amendment to a scheme that relates to the members of the association.

(3)  The Minister may direct an occupational association to prepare an amendment to a scheme if the Minister considers that the scheme no longer meets the objects of this Act.

(4)  If the Minister directs an occupational association to prepare an amendment to a scheme under subsection (3) , the association must do so within a reasonable time.

(5)  If the Minister considers that the occupational association has not prepared an amendment to a scheme within a reasonable time, the Minister may revoke the scheme.

(6)  If an amendment to a scheme is prepared by an occupational association as a result of a direction from the Minister, the occupational association must submit the amendment to the Council for approval and the Council, if it is satisfied that the amendment complies with this Act and the Minister's direction, must approve the amendment.

(7)  The provisions of sections 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 apply, with any necessary modifications, to the amendment of a scheme as well as to the making of a scheme.

(8)  [Section 18 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 49 of 2016, s. 14, Applied:24 Nov 2016] This section does not apply to an interstate scheme.