Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts20. (1) The Attorney-General may by instrument give directions or furnish guidelines to the Director in relation to the performance or exercise by the Director of his or her functions or powers.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a direction or guideline may relate to—
(a) the circumstances in which the Director should institute or conduct prosecutions for offences; or
(b) the circumstances in which undertakings should be given under section 9.
(3) A direction or guideline shall be of a general nature and shall not refer to a particular case.
(4) The Attorney-General shall not give a direction or furnish a guideline unless he or she has consulted with the Director.
(5) Where the Attorney-General gives a direction or furnishes a guideline, the Attorney-General shall—
(a) as soon as practicable after giving the direction or furnishing the guideline, cause a copy of the direction or guideline to be published in the Gazette ; and
(b) within 15 sitting days after the direction or guideline has been published in the Gazette , cause a copy of the direction or guideline to be laid before the Legislative Assembly.