12Existing delegations and authorisations to approve payment

#### 12 Existing delegations and authorisations to approve payment 12 Existing delegations and authorisations to approve payment > > (1) Any delegation given under a replaced Act or replaced Regulation continues in force as a delegation for the purposes of Division 9.2 of this Act. > > > (2) Any delegation made pursuant to an authorisation to delegate the committing or incurring of expenditure for the purposes of section 12A of the [Public Finance and Audit Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-152) continues in force as a delegation for the purposes of Division 9.2 of this Act. > > > (3) Any authorisation to approve payment for the purposes of section 13 of the [Public Finance and Audit Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-152) is taken to be a delegation given for the purposes of Division 9.2 of this Act. > > > (4) The following provisions apply in relation to a delegation or authorisation that becomes a delegation (a transferred delegation) for the purposes of Division 9.2 of this Act by operation of this clause— > > > > > (a) the transferred delegation is taken to have been given by the same person under Division 9.2, > > > > > (b) the transferred delegation delegates to the same entities (or the same kinds of entities), but only to the extent that those entities are permissible delegates under Division 9.2, > > > > > (c) the transferred delegation delegates the same functions (or the same kinds of functions), but only to the extent that those functions or corresponding functions under this Act can be delegated under Division 9.2, > > > > > (d) Division 2 of this Part applies in relation to references in a transferred delegation to a replaced Act or replaced Regulation (or a provision of such an Act or Regulation). > > > (5) This clause does not apply in respect of a delegation given under the [Public Finance and Audit Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-152) to the extent that it relates to a function under a provision of that Act that is not repealed by the amending Act.