Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 · Updated to 22 Oct 2021 · Part V · Powers of the Prime Minister and Minister
25. Power to exempt or vary
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Minister
“Minister”, in relation to a statutory body, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the statutory body under the incorporating law or under the Ministerial Functions Act 1969;
Minister, exempt any statutory body for which he is responsible from any provision of the Regulations or the Third Schedule or vary any provision of the Regulations or the Third Schedule in its application to that statutory body.
statutory body
“statutory body” means a body, by whatever name called, incorporated by federal law for the purposes of the Federal Government, but does not include a local authority.
The power conferred in subsection (1) shall be exercised only for the purpose of adapting the Regulations or the Third Schedule to the organizational or management structure of the statutory body as provided in its incorporating law.