Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Authority must prepare a corporate plan at least once each 3-year period and give it to the Climate Change Minister.
(2) The plan must cover a 3-year period.
(3) The plan must include details of the following matters:
(a) the objectives of the Authority;
(b) the strategies and policies that are to be followed by the Authority in order to achieve those objectives;
(c) such other matters (if any) as the Climate Change Minister requires.
(4) The Chair of the Authority must keep the Climate Change Minister informed about:
(a) changes to the plan; and
(b) matters that might significantly affect the achievement of the objectives set out in the plan.
(5) The Climate Change Minister may give the Chair of the Authority written guidelines that are to be used by the Chair in deciding whether a matter is covered by paragraph (3)(c) or (4)(b).
(6) A guideline given under subsection (5) is not a legislative instrument.
(7) The Authority must ensure that the first corporate plan is prepared within 12 months after the commencement of this section.