3(1)The responsible minister for a Category 1 Crown body shall prepare a mandate letter within 12 months after the polling day of each provincial general election held under the Elections Act.
3(2)A mandate letter shall be in the form approved by Executive Council, which form may be different for different Crown bodies.
3(3)A mandate letter shall be addressed to the Chair of the Crown body, if any, and shall include
(a)
strategic and operational direction within the authority of the responsible minister,
(b)
performance expectations of the Crown body, and
(c)
any other information required by Executive Council.
3(4) Before it is provided to the Crown body, a mandate letter shall be approved by Executive Council.
3(5)The responsible minister may amend a mandate letter if required, and subsection (4) applies with the necessary modifications to an amendment of a mandate letter.
3(6)A Crown body shall make the mandate letter public, including an amended mandate letter, by publishing it online no later than 30 days after it was received from the responsible minister.