National Portrait Gallery of Australia Act 2012
51Delegation by the Minister
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51 Delegation by the Minister
(1) The Minister may, by writing, delegate any or all of his or her functions or powers under this Act to: (a) the Secretary of the Department; or (b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.
Note: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the Minister’s functions or powers under section 9, 16, 17, 21, 32, 39 or 50. (3) In performing any functions or exercising any powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister.