Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA ACT 2008 - SECT 31

WHS Ministers' directions

  (1)   The WHS Ministers may direct the CEO to:

  (a)   make specified alterations to the corporate plan for Safe Work Australia; and

  (b)   give the altered plan to the WHS Ministers within the period specified in the direction.

Note:   The WHS Ministers give a direction by resolution of the WHS Ministers: see section   69.

Direction to amend corporate plan

  (2)   A direction under subsection   (1):

  (a)   may only specify an alteration to the plan about the following matters:

  (i)   the outcomes to be achieved by Safe Work Australia;

  (ii)   the strategies Safe Work Australia is to follow to achieve those outcomes; and

  (b)   must not specify an alteration dealing with the allocation of resources for the performance of Safe Work Australia's functions.

CEO to comply with WHS Ministers' directions

  (3)   The CEO must comply with a direction under subsection   (1).

When WHS Ministers must approve alterations to plan

  (4)   The WHS Ministers must approve the alterations to the plan if:

  (a)   the plan as altered is given to the WHS Ministers; and

  (b)   the alterations are in accordance with the direction.

Otherwise, the WHS Ministers may refuse to approve the alterations.

Note:   The WHS Ministers give approvals or refusals by resolution of the WHS Ministers: see section   69.

When alterations to corporate plan are to be given to the Minister

  (5)   When the altered corporate plan is approved by the WHS Ministers, that plan is to be given to the Minister under section   35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

Directions etc. not legislative instruments

  (7)   If a direction, an approval or a refusal of the WHS Ministers under this section is made in writing, the direction, approval or refusal is not a legislative instrument.