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Gaming Machine Act 1991
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### sec.50 Delegations
The Minister may delegate the Minister’s designated powers to—
the commissioner; or
an appropriately qualified inspector or an appropriately qualified public service employee.
The Minister may delegate to the commissioner the Minister’s power under section 315 (3) to cause amounts to be paid out of the gambling community benefit fund for the benefit of the community.
The commissioner may delegate the commissioner’s designated powers to—
an appropriately qualified public service employee; or
an appropriately qualified inspector.
A delegation of a power under subsection (3) may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified public service employee.
In this section—
appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
a person’s classification level in the public service
designated powers —
of the Minister, means—
the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211 ; or
the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151 (3) (b) ; and
of the commissioner, means the powers of the commissioner under this Act, other than sections 97 (12) and (13) , 98 and 147 .
s 50 ins 1999 No. 8 s 9
amd 1999 No. 77 s 17 ; 2002 No. 43 s 37
sub 2005 No. 12 s 35
amd 2008 No. 2 s 27
sub 2012 No. 25 s 44
amd 2013 No. 25 s 45 ; 2013 No. 62 s 6
(sec.50-ssec.1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s designated powers to— the commissioner; or an appropriately qualified inspector or an appropriately qualified public service employee.
(sec.50-ssec.2) The Minister may delegate to the commissioner the Minister’s power under section 315 (3) to cause amounts to be paid out of the gambling community benefit fund for the benefit of the community.
(sec.50-ssec.3) The commissioner may delegate the commissioner’s designated powers to— an appropriately qualified public service employee; or an appropriately qualified inspector.
(sec.50-ssec.4) A delegation of a power under subsection (3) may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified public service employee.
(sec.50-ssec.5) In this section— appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power. a person’s classification level in the public service designated powers — of the Minister, means— the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211 ; or the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151 (3) (b) ; and of the commissioner, means the powers of the commissioner under this Act, other than sections 97 (12) and (13) , 98 and 147 .
- (a) the commissioner; or
- (b) an appropriately qualified inspector or an appropriately qualified public service employee.
- (a) an appropriately qualified public service employee; or
- (b) an appropriately qualified inspector.
- (a) of the Minister, means— (i) the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211 ; or (ii) the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151 (3) (b) ; and
- (i) the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211 ; or
- (ii) the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151 (3) (b) ; and
- (b) of the commissioner, means the powers of the commissioner under this Act, other than sections 97 (12) and (13) , 98 and 147 .
- (i) the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211 ; or
- (ii) the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151 (3) (b) ; and