Professional Standards Act 2005
52Accountability of Council
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52 Accountability of Council
(1) The Council must exercise its functions subject to –
(a) the general direction and control of the Minister; and
(b) any specific written directions given to it by the Minister.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b) , a direction under that subsection may require the Council to give the Minister, or provide the Minister with access to, information in its possession about a matter or class of matter specified in the direction.
(3) If the Council is given a written direction under subsection (1)(b) –
(a) the Minister may cause the direction to be published in the Gazette; and
(b) [Section 52 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] the direction must be included in the report by the relevant accountable authority under section 42 of the Financial Management Act 2016 .