13. Amendment of section 42

Section 42 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:

“(3)  The Minister charged with the responsibility for women, family and community development shall be responsible for any matter relating to the management, administration and control over the place of refuge declared under subsection (1), the trafficked person in the place of refuge and the Protection

Officer appointed under section 43.

Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Amendment)

The Minister charged with the responsibility for women, family and community development may issue any directions in any manner, whether generally or specifically for the purposes referred to in subsection (3).”.