Queensland Consolidated Acts

TAFE QUEENSLAND ACT 2013 - SECT 51

51 Ministerial direction

(1) The Minister may give a direction (a
"transfer direction" ) to a relevant entity or its board requiring the entity or board to do something the Minister considers necessary or convenient for effectively restructuring the entity under this part.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a transfer direction may be about—

(a) the timing of transfers of particular businesses, assets and liabilities, instruments and employees; or

(b) executing an instrument; or

(c) disclosing information.

(3) A transfer direction must be a signed notice.

(4) A relevant entity must comply with a transfer direction given to it.

(5) A relevant entity’s board must—

(a) if a transfer direction is given to the board—comply with the direction; or

(b) if a transfer direction is given to the entity—take the action necessary to ensure the entity complies with the direction.

(6) A relevant entity’s employees must help the entity or its board comply with a transfer direction given to the entity or board.

(7) In this section—

"board" , of a relevant entity, means—

(a) for TAFE Queensland—the board; or

(b) for an entity prescribed under a regulation for section 49 —the appropriate authority of the entity.

"relevant entity" means—

(a) TAFE Queensland; or

(b) an entity prescribed under a regulation for section 49 .