State Supply Commission Amendment Regulations 2002 (WA)

7 May 2002 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2317

Amendment Regulations 2002.

SZ301*

State Supply Commission Act 1991

State Supply Commission Amendment

Regulations 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the State Supply Commission

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2.           The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the State Supply
Commission Regulations 1991*•

[* Published in Gazette 13 March 1992, p. 1206-7.

For amendments to 29 January 2002 see 2000 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 336.]

3.            Regulation 1A amended

(1)	Regulation 1A is amended by deleting the full stop and inserting a semicolon instead.
(2)	After the definition of "accountable officer" in regulation 1 A the following definition is inserted -

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"partial exemption" means a partial exemption from

section 19(1) of the Act.

4. Regulation 3 replaced
Regulation 3 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted
instead -

3.           Partial exemptions

(1) The Commission must receive from a public authority

a written request for the authority to be granted a
partial exemption before the Commission grants the

authority a partial exemption.

(2) When deciding whether to grant a partial exemption,

the extent of a prospective partial exemption, or the
conditions on which or the period of time for which a

partial exemption will be granted, the Commission

shall have regard to -
(a)	the public authority's level of competence in relation to arranging and coordinating the supply of goods and services necessary for the operation of the authority; and
(b)	the public authority's risk management practices.

(3) A public authority that is granted a partial exemption

shall manage the supply of goods and services in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the
exemption.

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5.            Regulation 4 replaced

Regulation 4 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted instead —

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4.            Review of partial exemptions

(1)	Subject to subregulation (2), the Commission shall review a partial exemption granted to a public authority as provided in the terms and conditions of the exemption.
(2)	The Commission may, at any time, review a partial exemption granted to a public authority if the Commission is of the opinion that a review is required.
(3)	When reviewing a partial exemption granted to a public authority, the Commission shall have regard to the level of the authority's compliance with —

(a)	supply policies;
(b)	directions supplementing supply policies; and
(c)	the terms and conditions of the exemption.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.