Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.212Delegations
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sec.212 Delegations
The Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers under this Act to the chief executive or an appropriately qualified officer of the department. The chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person as follows— an authorised officer or inspector; a public service officer or public service employee; a local government officer or employee; a prescribed entity. In this section— appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to the exercise of the power. a person’s classification level in the public service s 212 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.212-ssec.1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers under this Act to the chief executive or an appropriately qualified officer of the department. (sec.212-ssec.2) The chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified person as follows— an authorised officer or inspector; a public service officer or public service employee; a local government officer or employee; a prescribed entity. (sec.212-ssec.3) In this section— appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to the exercise of the power. a person’s classification level in the public service
- (a) an authorised officer or inspector;
- (b) a public service officer or public service employee;
- (c) a local government officer or employee;
- (d) a prescribed entity.