Western Australian Current Acts

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FUTURE HEALTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FUND ACT 2012 - SECT 10A

10A .         Governance framework

        (1)         In this section —

        FHRI scheme means the scheme of this Act for supporting, and facilitating support for, qualifying activities through —

            (a)         the operation of the FHRI Account and the FHRI Fund; and

            (b)         the exercise and performance of related functions by the Minister for Health, the Treasurer, the advisory group and others;

        governance framework means the framework referred to in subsection (2);

        priorities means the priorities referred to in subsection (3)(b);

        strategic arrangement means an arrangement that is made or approved under section 4C(1) and that the Minister for Health considers to be of strategic importance to the operation of the FHRI scheme;

        strategic document means a document, other than the strategy or priorities, that is prepared under the governance framework and that the Minister for Health considers to be of strategic importance to the operation of the FHRI scheme;

        strategy means the strategy referred to in subsection (3)(a).

        (2)         The Minister for Health must prepare and maintain a framework for the governance of the FHRI scheme.

        (3)         The governance framework must (without limitation) do the following —

            (a)         provide for the preparation and maintaining of a strategy for the operation of the FHRI scheme;

            (b)         provide for the setting of priorities for the operation of the FHRI scheme;

            (c)         include a framework for the making and approving of arrangements under section 4C(1) and the administration of arrangements made or approved.

        (4)         The Minister for Health must cause the following to be laid before each House of Parliament —

            (a)         a copy of each of the following —

                  (i)         the governance framework;

                  (ii)         the strategy;

                  (iii)         the priorities;

                  (iv)         if a document listed in subparagraphs (i) to (iii) is modified or replaced — the modified or new document;

            (b)         a copy of each strategic document and, if a strategic document is modified, a copy of the modified document;

            (c)         details of each strategic arrangement and, if a strategic arrangement is modified, details of the modified arrangement.

        (5)         The CEO must ensure that the current version of each of the following is publicly available on a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the FHRI Account Department —

            (a)         the governance framework;

            (b)         the strategy;

            (c)         the priorities;

            (d)         each strategic document;

            (e)         the details of each strategic arrangement.

        [Section 10A inserted: No. 22 of 2020 s. 17.]

[ 11.         Deleted: No. 22 of 2020 s. 18.]