20Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act

20 Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act

20 Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act

(1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by notice in writing to the Minister (a withdrawal notice), inform the Minister that the Commonwealth Minister has decided to withdraw from exercising a function of the Commonwealth Minister under this Act that is specified in the withdrawal notice.

(2) The withdrawal notice must indicate the date on which the Commonwealth Minister’s decision is to take effect (the withdrawal date).

(3) The withdrawal date must not be earlier than 3 months after the withdrawal notice is given.

(4) On and from the withdrawal date, the function specified in the withdrawal notice is no longer conferred on the Commonwealth Minister.

(5) If the function requires the Commonwealth Minister to nominate persons for appointment as members of the Board, the function may be exercised instead by the Minister administering this Act.

(6) If the function requires the Commonwealth Minister to give concurrence, that concurrence is no longer required.

(7) More than one of the functions of the Commonwealth Minister under this Act may be specified in the withdrawal notice.