Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023
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Functions of Board | ||
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8. (1) The Board shall have the following functions: | ||
(a) to provide strategic direction to the Agency; | ||
(b) to adopt the annual report; | ||
(c) to oversee the implementation by the chief executive of the corporate plan as laid under section 31 (1) and the annual business plan; | ||
(d) to provide guidance and advice to the chief executive where requested under section 19 ; | ||
(e) to promote high standards of corporate governance in the Agency; | ||
(f) to advise, or make recommendations to, the Minister in relation to the policies of the Minister and the Government relating to or affecting the functions of the Agency. | ||
(2) The Board shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions. | ||
(3) The Board, in the performance of its functions under this Act, shall have regard to the policies and objectives of the Minister and the Government in so far as those policies and objectives may affect, or relate to, the functions of the Agency. | ||
(4) The Board shall be responsible to the Minister for the performance of its functions and shall inform the Minister in writing of any matter that it considers requires his or her attention. |