Financial Management Act 2016
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50 Delegations
(1) The Treasurer may, by instrument in writing and either generally or as otherwise provided by that instrument, delegate to a Minister or the Secretary such of the Treasurer's functions and powers under this Act as are specified in that instrument.
(2) The Treasurer may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part or vary a delegation made under subsection (1) .
(3) If a function or power has been delegated under subsection (1) to the Secretary, the Secretary may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person for the time being holding a specified office in the responsible Department in relation to this Act any functions or powers that are delegated to the Secretary in accordance with this section, other than this power of delegation.
(4) The Secretary may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part or vary a delegation made under subsection (3) .
(5) An act or thing done in the performance of a function or power delegated under subsection (1) or (3) has the same force and effect as if it had been done by the Treasurer under this Act.
(6) A delegation under this section may be made subject to the conditions or limitations –
(a) as to the performance or exercise of any of the functions or powers delegated; or
(b) as to time or circumstance –
specified in the instrument of delegation.
(7) Despite any delegation made under this section, the Treasurer may continue to perform or exercise all or any of the functions or powers delegated.
(8) An instrument purporting to be signed by a delegate of the Treasurer or of the Secretary in the capacity of such a delegate is in all courts and before all persons acting judicially to be received in evidence as if it were an instrument executed by the Treasurer or Secretary, as the case may require.
(9) If the Treasurer or Secretary by whom a delegation is made dies, or ceases to hold office as such, that delegation is taken to continue in force according to its tenor until it is revoked or varied under this section.