Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A general
procurement direction may be —
(a)
issued to all State agencies or to any specified kind of State agency; and
(b)
issued in respect of all procurement activities of the agencies or any
specified kind of procurement activity of the agencies.
(2) An agency specific
procurement direction may —
(a) only
be issued to a specified State agency; and
(b) be
issued in respect of all procurement activities of the agency, any specified
kind of procurement activity of the agency or any specified procurement
activity of the agency.
(3) A procurement
direction cannot be inconsistent with this Act.
(4) A procurement
direction may be —
(a)
issued to all State agencies or a specified kind of State agency by the
publication of the direction in the manner approved by the Minister; and
(b)
issued to a specified State agency by notification in writing to the agency.
(5) A procurement
direction may be —
(a)
amended by a further procurement direction; or
(b)
revoked by a further procurement direction or by a notice of revocation issued
by the Minister in the same manner as a procurement direction may be issued.
(6) A procurement
direction is not subsidiary legislation for the purposes of the
Interpretation Act 1984 .
(7) The
Interpretation Act 1984 sections 43 (other than subsection (6))
and 44 and Part VIII apply to a procurement direction as if it were
subsidiary legislation.