Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013 (WA)

Western Australia Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013 Western Australia Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Division 1 — Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia 4. Institute established 3 5. Institute to be State agency 3 Division 2 — Functions 6. Institute's functions 3 7. Undertaking, procuring and managing minerals research projects 3 8. Providing financial assistance for minerals research and other activities 4 9. Keeping records about minerals research projects 4 10. Other functions 4 Division 3 — Powers 11. Institute's powers 5 12. Minister and Treasurer to consider proposals under section 11(3)(a) 6 13. Delegation 6 Division 4 — Research priority plan 14. Research priority plan 7 15. Revised research priority plans 7 16. Minister to be given research priority plan 7 17. Research priority plan to be published 8 18. Effect of research priority plan 8 Part 3 — Financial assistance 19. Applying for financial assistance 9 20. Institute may provide financial assistance 9 21. Institute may require information 9 22. False or misleading information 10 23. Institute may terminate financial assistance 11 24. Review of decision to terminate financial assistance 12 Part 4 — Administration Division 1 — The board Subdivision 1 — How board is constituted 25. Terms used 13 26. Board is governing body 13 27. Board membership 13 28. Chairperson and deputy chairperson 14 29. Term of office 14 30. Casual vacancies 14 31. Extension of term of office during vacancy 15 32. Leave of absence 16 33. Alternate members 16 34. Remuneration and allowances 16 Subdivision 2 — Board meetings 35. Holding meetings 17 36. Quorum 17 37. Presiding member 17 38. Procedure at meetings 17 39. Holding meetings remotely 17 40. Voting 17 41. Resolution without meeting 18 42. Minutes to be kept 18 Subdivision 3 — Disclosure of interests 43. Disclosure of material personal interest 18 44. Voting by interested member 18 45. Section 44 may be declared inapplicable 19 46. Quorum where section 45 applies 19 Subdivision 4 — Execution of documents 47. Execution of documents 19 Division 2 — Staff Subdivision 1 — CEO generally 48. CEO 20 49. Effect of Institute being SES organisation 20 50. Effect of Institute becoming non‑SES organisation 20 51. Appointment of CEO 21 Subdivision 2 — Provisions applying to CEO under section 49(b) or 50 52. Term used: CEO 21 53. Term of office and resignation 21 54. Salary and entitlements 21 55. Entitlements of public service officer as CEO 22 56. Removal from office 22 57. Other conditions of service 23 Subdivision 3 — Other staff 58. Other staff 23 59. Use of government staff and facilities 23 Division 3 — Advisory committees 60. Advisory committees 24 61. Advice of advisory committees 24 62. Remuneration 25 Part 5 — Accountability and financial provisions Division 1 — Accountability provisions 63. Minister may give directions 26 64. Minister to be kept informed 26 65. Minister to have access to information 26 Division 2 — Financial provisions 66. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 27 67. Institute's funds 27 68. Notice of financial difficulty 28 Part 6 — Miscellaneous 69. Protection from liability for wrongdoing 29 70. Confidentiality of information under this Act 29 71. Confidentiality of information under repealed Acts 30 72. Regulations 32 73. Laying documents before House of Parliament not sitting 32 74. Review of Act 32 Part 7 — Repeal and consequential amendments Division 1 — Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987 repealed 75. Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987 repealed 34 Division 2 — Consequential amendments 76. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended 34 77. Financial Management Act 2006 amended 34 78. Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended 34 Part 8 — Transitional and savings provisions for the Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987 Division 1 — Preliminary 79. Terms used 36 80. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected 36 Division 2 — Transfer of abolished Institute's assets, rights and liabilities 81. Assets, rights and liabilities 37 82. Investments 37 83. Registration of documents 38 84. Exemption from State tax 38 Division 3 — Transfer of CEO 85. Transfer of CEO 38 Division 4 — Continuing effect of things done 86. Completion of things commenced 39 87. Continuing effect of things done 39 88. Agreements and instruments generally 40 89. Undetermined applications for financial assistance 40 90. Notices served under repealed Act 41 Division 5 — Other transitional provisions 91. Transitional regulations 41 92. Savings 42 Notes Compilation table 44 Defined terms Western Australia Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013 An Act — ● to establish the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia for the purposes of fostering and promoting minerals research for the benefit of the State; and ● to repeal the Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987; and ● to amend certain other Acts as a consequence of this Act, and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: