27Delegation by Secretaries of Departments

#### 27 Delegation by Secretaries of Departments 27 Delegation by Secretaries of Departments > > (1) The Secretary of a Department may delegate to any employee of the Department or of any other Public Service agency or to any statutory officer— > > > > > (a) any of the functions of the Secretary under this Act (other than this power of delegation), and > > > > > (b) any employer functions under any other Act or law that the Secretary exercises on behalf of the Government of New South Wales in relation to Public Service employees. > > > (2) If— > > > > > (a) a function of the Secretary of a Department is delegated to an employee or officer in accordance with subsection (1), and > > > > > (b) the instrument of delegation authorises the sub-delegation of the function, > > > > then, subject to any conditions to which the delegation is subject, the employee or officer may sub-delegate the function to another employee of the Department or of any other Public Service agency or to a statutory officer. > > > (3) For the purposes of this section, the functions of the Secretary of a Department include any functions delegated to the Secretary under this Act. > > > (4) The government sector employment rules may limit a power of delegation or sub-delegation under this section.