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Veto of proposed primary Compliance Officer or proposed secondary Compliance Officer

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30 Veto of proposed primary Compliance Officer or proposed secondary Compliance Officer

(1)

Subject to subsection (4), the Minister must not make a recommendation under section 29 unless—

(a)

the Minister has submitted details of the proposed recommendation to the Parliamentary Committee; and

(b)

either—

(i)

within the time specified in subsection (2), the Parliamentary Committee has informed the Minister that it has decided not to veto the recommendation; or

(ii)

the time specified in subsection (2) has elapsed and the Parliamentary Committee has not vetoed the recommendation.

(2)

The Parliamentary Committee must make a decision under this section within 30 days after the Minister has submitted details of the proposed recommendation to the Parliamentary Committee.

(3)

The Parliamentary Committee—

(a)

may decide to veto or not to veto the proposed recommendation; and

(b)

must notify the Minister in writing of its decision within the period specified in subsection (2).

(4)

Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to the appointment of the first primary Compliance Officer and the first secondary Compliance Officer under this Act and the Minister may make the recommendation for the appointment of the first primary Compliance Officer and the first secondary Compliance Officer after the Premier has consulted in relation to the proposed recommendation with the member of the Legislative Assembly who is for the time being the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition.

(5)

In this section, Parliamentary Committee means the Integrity and Oversight Committee established under section 5(aa) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003.

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