35Delegation

35 Delegation

35 Delegation

(1) The Minister may delegate the exercise of a function of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of delegation, to—

(a) a person employed by the Authority or a member of staff of the Authority, or

(b) a person, or a class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this section by the regulations.

(2) The Authority may delegate the exercise of a function of the Authority under this Act, other than this power of delegation, to—

(a) a person employed by the Authority or a member of staff of the Authority, or

(b) a head of a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or

(c) a local council, or

(d) a person, or a class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this section by the regulations.

(3) A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person a function delegated by the Authority if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Authority.

(4) In this section—

authorised person means a person of a class prescribed by the regulations.