(1) After consulting the Ministerial Council, t he Minister may, by legislative instrument , give directions to the service operator about the performance of the service operator ' s functions under this Act.
Note 1: Section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the direction--see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(b) of that Act.
Note 2: Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the direction--see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 54(2)(b) of that Act.
(2) The service operator must comply with a direction given
under subsection ( 1).