Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ACT 2022 - SECT 336B

336B Insertion of new ch 9, pt 2

Chapter 9 —
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Part 2 - Strategic reviews

247 Strategic review of commission

(1) Strategic reviews of the commission are to be conducted under this part.

(2) A strategic review is to be conducted at least every 5 years, counting from when the report (the
"earlier report" ) for the most recent earlier strategic review was given to the Minister and the commissioner under section 249(4), up to when the reviewer is appointed under subsection (4) to undertake the latest strategic review.

(3) However, if the parliamentary committee reported to the Legislative Assembly about the earlier report, and the committee’s report made recommendations to which a Minister was required to respond under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 , section 107, the 5 years is counted from when the Minister’s response was tabled under that section.

(4) Each strategic review is to be undertaken by an appropriately qualified person (
"reviewer" ), appointed by the Governor in Council, who is to give a report on the review under section 249.

(5) For subsection (4), a corporation is an appropriately qualified person if a director, employee or other staff member of the corporation is appropriately qualified to undertake the review.

(6) The terms of reference for a strategic review are to be decided by the Governor in Council.

(7) Before a reviewer is appointed to conduct a strategic review, the Minister must consult with the parliamentary committee and the commissioner about—

(a) the appointment of the reviewer; and

(b) the terms of reference for the review.

(8) The remuneration and other terms of appointment of the reviewer are as decided by the Governor in Council.

(9) In this section—

"strategic review" includes—

(a) a review of the commission’s functions; and

(b) a review of the commission’s performance of the functions to assess whether they are being performed economically, effectively and efficiently.

248 Conduct of strategic review In conducting a strategic review—

(a) the reviewer has the powers an authorised auditor has under the Auditor-General Act 2009 for an audit of an entity; and

(b) that Act and other Acts apply to the reviewer as if the reviewer were an authorised auditor conducting an audit of an entity.

249 Report of strategic review

(1) The reviewer for a strategic review must give a copy of the proposed report on the review to the Minister and the commissioner.

(2) The commissioner may, within 21 days after receiving the proposed report, give the reviewer written comments on anything in the proposed report.

(3) If the commissioner comments under subsection (2), the reviewer must—

(a) if the reviewer and commissioner can agree about how to dispose of a comment—incorporate into the report any agreed amendment necessary to dispose of the comment; or

(b) if the reviewer and commissioner can not agree about how to dispose of a comment—include the comment, in full, in the report.

(4) After complying with subsections (1) and (3), the reviewer must give the report (
"review report" ) to the Minister and the commissioner.

(5) The review report must be the same as the proposed report given to the Minister and the commissioner under subsection (1), apart from the changes made under subsection (3).

(6) The Minister must table the review report in the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after the Minister receives the report.

(7) For the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 , section 92 (2) , the report is referred to the parliamentary committee.