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Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act
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6. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1)—
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(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “functions,” for “functions, and”,
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(ii) in paragraph (b)(ii), by the substitution of “Minister, and” for “Minister.”, and
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(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):
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“(c) without delay, furnish the Minister for Education with information regarding—
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(i) any occurrence or development that, in the opinion of the Agency, the Minister for Education is likely to consider significant for the performance of his or her functions (whether under this Act or otherwise), or
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(ii) any other occurrence or development that falls within a class of occurrences or developments that has, having regard to his or her functions (whether under this Act or otherwise), been specified in writing by the Minister for Education.”,
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(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “under subsection (1)(b)” for “under subsection (1)”,
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(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
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“(2A) The Minister for Education may issue guidelines in relation to the furnishing of information under subsection (1)(c) and, if he or she does so, the Agency shall comply with those guidelines.”,
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(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
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“(3A) The Agency shall submit, when required by the Minister for Education to do so, a report on any matters connected with the education welfare functions of the Agency and specified by the Minister for Education.”,
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and
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(e) in subsection (4)—
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(i) by the insertion of “or (3A)” after “subsection (3)”, and
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(ii) by the insertion of “under subsection (3) or (3A)” after “the requirement”.
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