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Government Sector Employment Act 2013
32Delegation by heads of Public Service agencies (other than Departments)
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#### 32 Delegation by heads of Public Service agencies (other than Departments)
32 Delegation by heads of Public Service agencies (other than Departments)
> > (1) The head of a Public Service agency (other than a Department) may delegate to any employee of the agency or of any other Public Service agency or to a statutory officer—
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> > > (a) any of the functions of the head under this Act (other than this power of delegation), and
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> > > (b) any employer functions under any other Act or law that the head exercises on behalf of the Government of New South Wales in relation to Public Service employees.
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> > (2) If—
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> > > (a) a function of the head of an agency is delegated to an employee or officer in accordance with subsection (1), and
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> > > (b) the instrument of delegation authorises the sub-delegation of the function,
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> > 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 agency or of any other Public Service agency or to a statutory officer.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, the functions of the head of an agency include any functions delegated to the head of the agency under this Act.
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> > (4) The government sector employment rules may limit a power of delegation or sub-delegation under this section.