Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088:section:54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 54
Character Range: 62021–63728

54  Work plan

Work plan
 (1) The Commission must prepare a work plan during each financial year and give it to the Minister.
 (2) The work plan must set out the Commission's priorities for work to be undertaken during the next 3 financial years.
 (3) As soon as practicable after receiving a work plan under subsection (1), the Minister must give a copy of the work plan to each participating State/Territory Health Minister.

Consultation on draft work plan
 (4) Before preparing a work plan under subsection (1) during a financial year, the Commission must:
 (a) prepare a draft of the work plan and give it to the Minister; and
 (b) do so during the period that starts at the beginning of the financial year and ends:
 (i) at the end of 31 October in the financial year; or
 (ii) if another day in the financial year is specified in a written instrument made by the Minister—at the end of that other day.
 (5) As soon as practicable after receiving a draft work plan under subsection (4), the Minister must:
 (a) give a copy of the draft work plan to each participating State/Territory Health Minister; and
 (b) invite each participating State/Territory Health Minister to make a written submission to the Commission about the draft work plan within:
 (i) 90 days after the invitation is given; or
 (ii) if another period is specified in the invitation—that other period.
 (6) In preparing a work plan under subsection (1), the Commission must have regard to any submissions made by participating State/Territory Health Ministers under paragraph (5)(b) in relation to the draft of the work plan.

Legislative instrument
 (7) An instrument under subparagraph (4)(b)(ii) is not a legislative instrument.