Ministerial guidelines for the general application of objectives and principles
21 Ministerial guidelines for the general application of objectives and principles
The Minister may issue guidelines about how the Government of Victoria is to have regard to the policy objectives and the guiding principles when making a decision or developing or implementing a policy, program or process.
Without limiting subsection (1), guidelines issued under that subsection may—
provide practical guidance on the application of the policy objectives and the guiding principles; or
provide guidance on when the policy objectives and guiding principles may be taken into account; or
provide guidance on how an obligation to consider policy objectives and guiding principles under this Act may be discharged.
Guidelines issued under subsection (1) may—
apply to all decisions, policies, programs or processes; or
apply to a specified class of decision, policy, program or process.
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