Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 121, 1986 - SECT 20

20. Part VII of the Principal Act is repealed and the following Part is
substituted:

"PART VII - STRATEGIC PLANS AND ANNUAL OPERATIONAL
PLANS Planning periods

"33. (1) In this Part, 'planning period' means a period not exceeding 5 years
that the Board declares to be a planning period for the purposes of this Part.

"(2) The Board shall cause a copy of each declaration made under subsection
(1) to be given to the Minister.

"(3) Where -

   (a)  the Board declares a period (in this sub-section referred to as the
        'first period') to be a planning period for the purposes of this Part;
        and

   (b)  the Board subsequently declares a period (in this sub-section referred
        to as the 'second period') commencing during the first period and
        ending after the end of the first period to be a planning period for
        the purposes of this Part, the following plans cease to have effect on
        the commencement of the second period:

   (c)  the strategic plan relating to the first period;

   (d)  an annual operational plan relating to the strategic plan referred to
        in paragraph (c). Strategic plans

"34. (1) The Board shall -

   (a)  before the commencement of each planning period, formulate a strategic
        plan, for the planning period concerned, setting out -

        (i)    the broad objectives of the Organisation in performing its
               functions during the planning period; and

        (ii)   a broad outline of the policies and strategies to be pursued by
               the Organisation to achieve those objectives; and

   (b)  from time to time, review and revise the strategic plan.

"(2) A strategic plan, or a revision of a strategic plan, shall be submitted
to the Minister as soon as practicable after it is formulated and before it
comes into effect. Annual operational plans

"35. (1) The Chief Executive shall -

   (a)  before the commencement of each financial year that is included in a
        planning period, formulate an annual operational plan, for the
        financial year concerned, setting out the details of -

        (i)    the strategies the Organisation proposes to pursue;

        (ii)   the activities the Organisation proposes to carry out; and

        (iii)  the resources the Organisation proposes to allocate to each
               such activity,
during the financial year in giving effect to the strategic plan that
relates, or the intended strategic plan that will relate, to the financial
year; and

   (b)  from time to time, review and revise the annual operational plan.

"(2) An annual operational plan, or a revision of an annual operational plan -

   (a)  shall be submitted to the Board as soon as practicable after it is
        formulated; and

   (b)  has no effect until approved by the Board.

"(3) Where a part only of a financial year is included in a particular
planning period, sub-section (1) applies to that part of the year as if a
reference in that sub-section to a financial year were a reference to that
part of the year. Compliance with plans

"36. (1) Subject to sub-section 49 (2), when a strategic plan or an annual
operational plan is in effect, the Organisation shall not perform its
functions otherwise than in accordance with that plan.

"(2) Nothing done by the Organisation is invalid on the ground that the
Organisation has failed to comply with sub-section (1).".