Section sec.518 - Environmental Protection Act 1994 - Delegation by administering authority

sec.518Delegation by administering authority

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### sec.518 Delegation by administering authority An administering authority may— if the authority is the chief executive—delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to— an authorised person or public service officer; or a local government; or if the authority is a local government—by resolution, delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified entity. A delegation of a power as follows may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified entity— a power of the chief executive, as the administering authority, delegated to a local government; a power of a local government as the administering authority. s 518 amd 2000 No. 64 s 3 (2) sch sub 2002 No. 45 s 21 (sec.518-ssec.1) An administering authority may— if the authority is the chief executive—delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to— an authorised person or public service officer; or a local government; or if the authority is a local government—by resolution, delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified entity. (sec.518-ssec.2) A delegation of a power as follows may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified entity— a power of the chief executive, as the administering authority, delegated to a local government; a power of a local government as the administering authority. - (a) if the authority is the chief executive—delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to— (i) an authorised person or public service officer; or (ii) a local government; or - (i) an authorised person or public service officer; or - (ii) a local government; or - (b) if the authority is a local government—by resolution, delegate the authority’s powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified entity. - (i) an authorised person or public service officer; or - (ii) a local government; or - (a) a power of the chief executive, as the administering authority, delegated to a local government; - (b) a power of a local government as the administering authority.