Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsDirection that a Minister of State holds an office
(1) If the Governor - General directs that a Minister of State holds an office under section 65 of the Constitution, the Official Secretary to the Governor - General must by notifiable instrument:
(a) notify that the Governor - General has directed that the Minister of State holds the office; and
(b) specify:
(i) the name of the Minister of State; and
(ii) the name of the office; and
(iii) the day (the direction day ) on which the Governor - General so directed.
(2) The notifiable instrument under subsection (1):
(a) must be made as soon as practicable after the direction day; and
(b) may comprise a copy of the instrument (the section 65 instrument ) made by the Governor - General directing that a Minister of State holds an office under section 65 of the Constitution.
(3) The validity of a section 65 instrument is not affected by any failure to comply with subsections (1) and (2).
Revocation of direction that a Minister of State holds an office
(4) If the Governor - General revokes a direction made under section 65 of the Constitution that a Minister of State holds an office, the Official Secretary to the Governor - General must by notifiable instrument:
(a) notify that the direction that the Minister of State holds the office has been revoked by the Governor - General; and
(b) specify:
(i) the name of the Minister of State; and
(ii) the name of the former office; and
(iii) the day (the revocation day ) on which the revocation occurred.
(5) The notifiable instrument under subsection (4):
(a) must be made as soon as practicable after the revocation day; and
(b) may comprise a copy of the instrument (the section 65 revocation instrument ) made by the Governor - General revoking the direction that the Minister of State holds an office under section 65 of the Constitution.
(6) The validity of a section 65 revocation instrument is not affected by any failure to comply with subsections (4) and (5).