Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 7   Amendments of Acts starting with A

Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990

318   Sections 25, 26 and 27

Repeal the sections, substitute:

26 Approval and tabling of corporate plans

(1) A corporate plan prepared by the Council under section 35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 must be given to the Minister for approval:

(a) at least 3 months (the approval period ) before the start of the period to which the corporate plan relates; or

(b) if the Minister allows a shorter approval period in special circumstances - before the start of that approval period.

(2) The corporate plan comes into force:

(a) the day on which it is approved by the Minister; or

(b) the day of commencement of the period to which it relates;

whichever is the later.

(3) The corporate plan must be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after approval by the Minister of the plan.

27 Variation and tabling of corporate plans

(1) If the Council considers that a variation of a corporate plan is necessary, the Council may, with the approval of the Minister, vary the corporate plan.

(2) If a variation of a strategic plan is approved by the Minister, the plan as so varied continues in force on and after the day on which the variation is so approved as if the plan had originally been approved by the Minister as so varied.

(3) A variation of a corporate plan prepared in accordance with this section must be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after approval by the Minister of the variation.