Ministerial directions to board
68 Ministerial directions to board
The Minister may give a written direction to the architects board about the exercise of the board’s functions if satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
Examples of directions
1 direct the board to report on a particular issue within a particular time
2 direct the board to follow a policy, standard or other instrument applying to an administrative unit
3 direct the board to give the Minister a proposed code of professional conduct, or an amendment of a code of professional conduct, relating to particular behaviour (see s 88)
However, the Minister must not direct the board about any of the following:
whether to register or refuse to register a person;
whether to renew or refuse to renew a person’s registration;
whether or not to cancel someone’s registration or take other disciplinary action in relation them.
Example of direction not prevented by s (2) the Minister may have received complaints about a particular architect and may direct the architects board to give the Minister information about any action being taken in relation to the architect
Before giving a direction, the Minister must—
tell the architects board about the proposed direction; and
give the board reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed direction; and
consider any comment made by the board.
A direction is a notifiable instrument.
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