5Delegation

#### 5 Delegation 5 Delegation > > (1) The Minister may delegate to the Secretary, or to any other person, the exercise of any of the Minister’s functions under the community welfare legislation, other than this power of delegation. > > > (2) The Secretary may delegate to any person the exercise of— > > > > > (a) any of the functions delegated to the Secretary by the Minister, or > > > > > (b) any of the other functions of the Secretary under the community welfare legislation, other than this power of delegation. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to the community welfare legislation includes a reference to each of the following Acts (and to any instrument under the Act) even though the Act may not be administered by the Minister within the Department— > > > > > [Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-055) > > > > > [Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-078) > > > (4) However, a reference to community welfare legislation in this section does not include a reference to the [Boarding Houses Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-074) even if it is wholly or partly administered by the Minister. > > > (5)–(7) (Repealed) > > **s 5:** Am 1988 No 8, Sch 1 (1); 1997 No 78, Sch 1; 2012 No 74, Sch 3.3..