Nature Repair Act 2023
224Delegation by the Secretary
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224 Delegation by the Secretary
(1) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Secretary’s functions or powers under this Act to: (a) a person who is an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department; or (b) a person who is: (i) an official of the Regulator; and (ii) an SES employee, or acting SES employee.
Note 1: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note 2: Sections 34AA to 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contain provisions relating to delegations.
(1A) Despite subsection (1), the Secretary must not delegate any of the Secretary’s functions or powers under Part 6 (purchase of biodiversity certificates by the Commonwealth) to a person who is an official of the Regulator. (2) In performing a delegated function or exercising a delegated power, the delegate must comply with any written directions of the Secretary.