Version as at 1 July 2024 (a) Crown Entities Act 2004 Part 4 s 149C if the amendment will come into force on or after the next Budget day, the responsible Minister— (i) may require the entity not to publish the amendment in the preBudget period; and (ii) need not present the amendment to the House of Representatives in that period; and (b) the entity must not publish an amendment to a statement of intent before publishing the statement of intent under section 149; and (c) the responsible Minister must not present a copy of an amendment to a statement of intent to the House of Representatives before presenting a copy of the statement of intent to the House of Representatives under section 149; and (d) if Parliament is not in session, subsection (1)(b) does not apply, but the responsible Minister must present a copy of the amendment to the House of Representatives as soon as possible after the commencement of the next session of Parliament. Section 149A: inserted, on 1 July 2014, by section 58 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Planning: statement of performance expectations Heading: inserted, on 1 July 2014, by section 58 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 149B Purpose of statement of performance expectations The purpose of a statement of performance expectations for a Crown entity is to— (a) enable the responsible Minister to participate in the process of setting annual performance expectations; and (b) enable the House of Representatives to be informed of those expecta‐ tions; and (c) provide a base against which actual performance can be assessed. Section 149B: inserted, on 1 July 2014, by section 58 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 149C Obligation to prepare statement of performance expectations (1) Before the start of each financial year, a Crown entity must prepare a statement of performance expectations for that financial year that complies with section 149E. (2) However, if the Crown entity does not propose to supply any reportable classes of outputs in that financial year, the entity’s statement of performance expecta‐ tions— (a) must comply with section 149E(1)(b) to (d) and (3); but 75