Div 2Administering bodies

Division 2—Administering bodies 9—Administering bodies (1) The Governor may make regulations declaring a body to be an administering body for the purposes of the administration or enforcement of this Act either generally or in specified locations or subject to specified conditions. (2) The regulations may— (a) provide that this Act or specified provisions of this Act will apply (subject to such conditions, modifications or requirements as may be prescribed by the regulations) in order to confer functions or rights on— (i) an administering body as if it were a council (including a relevant council); or (ii) officers or employees of the administering body as if they were authorised officers of a council; and (b) provide that any fines, penalties or forfeitures recovered in proceedings commenced by an administering body before a court for an offence against this Act must be paid to the administering body. (3) The conferral under this section of a function on an administering body or its officers or employees is not, unless the contrary intention is specified in the regulations, to be taken to limit or affect the performance of that function by the Minister, a council or an authorised officer. 10—Delegation (1) An administering body, may, by instrument executed by the administering body, delegate a function conferred on the administering body under this Division to— (a) a committee of the administering body; or (b) an officer or employee of the administering body; or (c) an officer or employee of the administering body for the time being occupying a particular office or position. (2) A delegation under this section may be given subject to conditions specified in the instrument of delegation. (3) A delegation under this section is revocable at will and does not prevent the administering body from acting in any matter. 11—Periodic reports by administering bodies (1) An administering body must report to the Minister, at such intervals as the Minister requires, on the performance by the body of functions conferred on the body under this Division. (2) The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report under subsection (1), cause copies of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.