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

The Minister must respond to a corporate plan within 60 days of being given the plan.

The Minister's response may include a direction to the members to vary the plan.

A direction under subsection (2) must be in writing and must set out the Minister's reasons for the direction.

If directing a variation of the corporate plan, the Minister must consider:

the objectives and policies of the Commonwealth; and

the objects of this Act; and

any other matters the Minister thinks appropriate.

If the Minister's response includes a direction to vary the corporate plan, the members must prepare a revised plan and give it to the Minister within 28 days after being given the response.