Government agency, directions to
19 Government agency, directions to
In this section —
government agency means any body (whether corporate or unincorporate) or the holder of any office, post or position, being a body, office, post or position established under a written law for a public purpose.
While a Commissioner’s warrant has effect, the Commissioner may direct a government agency to perform or refrain from performing, or as to the manner of performing, any function that the agency has under a written law.
The Commissioner must not give such a direction unless he or she reasonably suspects the direction is necessary to facilitate the exercise of any of the powers in Division 3.
A government agency given such a direction is authorised and required to comply with it, despite the written law that confers the function concerned.
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