149Delegation

#### 149 Delegation (1) The Registrar may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Registrar’s powers or functions under this Act to an officer or employee of the Department or the Human Services Department. (1AA) The Registrar may, in writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers or functions under this Act to the Chief Executive Centrelink. (1A) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Registrar may also, in writing, delegate all or any of the Registrar’s powers or functions to a person engaged by the Registrar for the purposes of Part 6A. (2) A delegation may be made subject to a power of review and alteration by the Registrar, within a period specified in the delegation, of acts done under the delegation. (3) A delegation continues in force even though there has been a change in the occupancy of, or there is a vacancy in, the office of Registrar, but, for the purposes of the application of subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 in relation to such a delegation, nothing in any law is to be taken to preclude the revocation or variation of the delegation by the same or a subsequent holder of the office.