(1) The Minister and
the Treasurer must prepare a charter for the subsidiary after consultation
with the subsidiary.
(a) the
nature and scope of the subsidiary's operations; and
(b) the
subsidiary's obligations to report on its operations; and
(c) the
form and contents of the subsidiary's accounts and financial statements; and
(d) any
accounting, internal auditing or financial systems or practices to be
established or observed by the subsidiary; and
(e) the
acquisition or disposal of capital or assets or the borrowing or lending of
money.
(3) The charter
may—
(a)
limit or otherwise regulate the functions or powers of the subsidiary; and
(b) deal
with any other matter not specifically referred to in subregulation (2).
(4) The Minister must,
after consultation with the subsidiary, review the charter at the end of each
financial year.
(5) The Minister and
the Treasurer may, after consultation with the subsidiary, amend the charter
at any time.
(6) The charter, or an
amendment to the charter, comes into force and is binding on the subsidiary on
a day specified in the charter or amendment (but without affecting any
contractual obligations previously incurred by the subsidiary).
(7) On the charter or
an amendment to the charter coming into force, the Minister must, within
12 sitting days, have copies of the charter, or the charter in its
amended form, laid before both Houses of Parliament.