Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Minister, by written direction, may require a relevant plan entity to be the lead agency for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Minister must obtain the approval of whichever two of the following Ministers are not the Minister administering this Act—
(a) the Planning Minister;
(b) the Environment Minister;
(c) the Water Minister.
(3) The Minister must publish a notice of a direction under subsection (1) in the Government Gazette.
(4) A notice under subsection (3) must state the name of the relevant plan entity that the Minister has directed to be the lead agency.
(5) On the giving of a direction under subsection (1)—
(a) the relevant plan entity is taken to be the lead agency for the purposes of this Act while that direction remains in force; and
(b) any earlier direction under that subsection is revoked by force of this subsection.
(6) Despite anything to the contrary in the Act under which a relevant plan entity is established or constituted, or appointed, or any other Act under which the entity performs functions or exercises powers, a relevant plan entity which is the lead agency—
(a) has the function of being the lead agency under this Act; and
(b) has all powers necessary to perform the functions of the lead agency during any period that the entity undertakes that role.
(6) In this section—
"Environment Minister" means the Minister administering the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 .