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Arms Bill

Administration - Arms Regulator

312: Department to monitor Arms Regulator

You could also call this:

"A government department will help oversee the Arms Regulator."

Illustration for Arms Bill

The government wants to make a change to the law. You will see a new role for a department. This department will help the Minister with the Arms Regulator. The department will do things like administer laws and give advice to Ministers. The Minister will tell the department what they expect them to do in this role. The Minister must write to the department to explain what they want. After that, the department must always have these instructions. You can think of it like a set of rules that the department must follow.

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Part 7Administration
Arms Regulator

312Department to monitor Arms Regulator

  1. The department has the following role in relation to the Arms Regulator:

  2. assisting the responsible Minister to carry out the Minister’s role in relation to the Arms Regulator; and
    1. performing or exercising any or all of the following functions or powers:
      1. administering legislation:
        1. tendering advice to Ministers:
          1. any other functions or powers in this Act or another Act that may, or must, be performed or exercised by the department.

          2. The responsible Minister must give a written notice to the department that sets out the Minister’s expectations relating to how the department carries out that role.

          3. After the first notice is given, a notice must be in force under this section.