Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

The members must prepare a corporate plan at least once a year and give it to the Minister.

If the Minister asks the members to give the plan to the Minister by a specified day, the members must give the plan to the Minister by that day.

The plan must cover a period of at least 3 years.

The members must keep the Minister informed about:

significant changes to the plan; and

matters that arise that might significantly affect the achievement of the objectives of the plan.

The plan must include details of the following matters:

assumptions about the College's operational environment;

the College's strategic directions;

performance indicators for the College;

a review of the College's performance against previous corporate plans;

analysis of risk factors affecting the College's performance;

human resource strategies and industrial relations strategies.

The plan must also cover any other matters the Minister requires, which may include further details about the matters in subsection (5).

In preparing the plan, the members must take account of any notices the Minister gives to the Council under subsection (8).

The Minister may give a written notice to the Council concerning the Minister's views about:

the appropriate strategic directions of the College; and

the manner in which the College should perform its non‑academic functions.