sec.724Project direction

### sec.724 Project direction The Minister may give a direction (a project direction ) to SunWater or an irrigation entity (each a relevant entity ), a relevant entity’s board or a government agency requiring the relevant entity, board or agency to do something the Minister considers necessary or convenient for effectively carrying out a declared project. Without limiting subsection (1) , a project direction may be about— forming a company for the purpose of transferring a business, asset or liability to a company; or winding up or deregistering a company; or making or executing an instrument; or making a particular decision about transferring or disposing of an interest held in a relevant entity or a business, asset or liability; or disclosing information. A project direction must be in writing and signed by the Minister. A relevant entity or government agency must comply with a project direction given to it. A relevant entity’s board must— if a project direction is given to the board—comply with the direction; or if a project direction is given to the entity—take the action necessary to ensure the entity complies with the direction. A relevant entity’s employees must help the entity or the entity’s board to comply with a project direction given to the entity or board. In this section— government agency means a government entity under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 276 , or a government owned corporation, that the Minister declares by gazette notice to be a government agency for this section. s 724 ins 2017 No. 2 s 4 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 exp 1 July 2027 (see s 738ZJ) AIA s 20A applies (see s 738ZK) (sec.724-ssec.1) The Minister may give a direction (a project direction ) to SunWater or an irrigation entity (each a relevant entity ), a relevant entity’s board or a government agency requiring the relevant entity, board or agency to do something the Minister considers necessary or convenient for effectively carrying out a declared project. (sec.724-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a project direction may be about— forming a company for the purpose of transferring a business, asset or liability to a company; or winding up or deregistering a company; or making or executing an instrument; or making a particular decision about transferring or disposing of an interest held in a relevant entity or a business, asset or liability; or disclosing information. (sec.724-ssec.3) A project direction must be in writing and signed by the Minister. (sec.724-ssec.4) A relevant entity or government agency must comply with a project direction given to it. (sec.724-ssec.5) A relevant entity’s board must— if a project direction is given to the board—comply with the direction; or if a project direction is given to the entity—take the action necessary to ensure the entity complies with the direction. (sec.724-ssec.6) A relevant entity’s employees must help the entity or the entity’s board to comply with a project direction given to the entity or board. (sec.724-ssec.7) In this section— government agency means a government entity under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 276 , or a government owned corporation, that the Minister declares by gazette notice to be a government agency for this section. - (a) forming a company for the purpose of transferring a business, asset or liability to a company; or - (b) winding up or deregistering a company; or - (c) making or executing an instrument; or - (d) making a particular decision about transferring or disposing of an interest held in a relevant entity or a business, asset or liability; or - (e) disclosing information. - (a) if a project direction is given to the board—comply with the direction; or - (b) if a project direction is given to the entity—take the action necessary to ensure the entity complies with the direction.