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Judicial Officers Act 1986
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#### 7 Delegation
7 Delegation
> > (1) The Commission may delegate to a member, officer or committee of the Commission the exercise of any of its functions.
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> > (2) This section does not authorise—
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> > > (a) the delegation of any function relating to complaints, except to a committee referred to in section 12 (2), or
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> > > (b) the delegation of this power of delegation.
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> > (3) A delegation—
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> > > (a) shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by the President or another member authorised by the Commission for the purpose,
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> > > (b) may be general or limited, and
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> > > (c) may be revoked, wholly or partly, by the Commission.
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> > (4) A delegate is, in the exercise of a delegated function, subject to such conditions as are specified in the instrument of delegation.
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> > (5) A delegated function, when exercised by the delegate, shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Commission.
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> > (6) A delegation does not prevent the exercise of a function by the Commission.
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> > (7) A function purporting to have been exercised by a delegate shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly exercised by a delegate under this section.