44BDelegation

#### 44B Delegation Delegation by the Chief of Navy (3) The Chief of Navy may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an officer all or any of his or her powers under section 32A. (3AA) The Chief of Navy may, by instrument in writing, delegate his or her powers under section 32 to an officer of the Permanent Navy who holds a rank not below the rank of Commodore. Delegation by the Chief of the Defence Force (3A) The Chief of the Defence Force may, by instrument in writing, delegate to the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, his or her power under subsection 39(1). Delegation by the authorized person (4) The authorized person may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person all or any of his or her powers under Part VI. General provisions about delegations (5) A delegation under this section may be made either generally or otherwise as provided in the instrument of delegation. (6) A power delegated under this section shall, when exercised by the delegate, be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have been exercised by the person who made the delegation. (6A) The delegate is, in the exercise of a power delegated under this section, subject to the directions of the person who made the delegation. (7) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the person who made the delegation. (8) A delegation under this section continues in force notwithstanding a change in the occupancy of, or a vacancy in, the office of the person who made the delegation. (9) A document purporting to be a copy of an instrument of delegation under this section and purporting to bear the signature, or a facsimile of the signature, of the person who made the delegation and an endorsement in writing that the delegation is, or was on a specified date, in force, is, upon mere production in a court or otherwise for any purpose arising under this Act, prima facie evidence that the delegation was duly made in the terms set out in the document and is, or was on the date specified, in force. Definition of authorized person (10) In this section, authorized person has the same meaning as in section 40.