4ADelegation by Director General

4A. Delegation by Director General

(1) The Director General may delegate to a person any power or duty of the Director General under another provision of this Act.

(2) The delegation must be in writing signed by the Director General.

(3) If a person is not employed in the Director General’s department, a power or duty can only be delegated to the person under this section if the person has been approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section.

(4) An approval under subsection (3) may be given in respect of —

(a) a specified person or persons of a specified class; or

(b) the holder or holders for the time being of a specified office or class of office.

(5) A person to whom a power or duty is delegated under this section cannot delegate that power or duty.

(6) A person exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person under this section, is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.

(7) Nothing in this section limits the ability of the Director General to perform a function through an officer or agent.

[Section 4A inserted: No. 7 of 2002 s. 5.]