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#### 18 Delegations by the President and Division Heads
18 Delegations by the President and Division Heads
> > (1) The President may—
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> > > (a) delegate to a Division Head of a Commission Division or other member any of the functions of the President (other than this power of delegation), or
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> > > (b) delegate to a registrar or any other member of staff of the Commission any of the functions of the President (other than this power of delegation) specified by a Division Schedule for a Commission Division or prescribed by the Commission rules.
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> > Note.
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> > Section 49 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains general provisions relating to the delegation of functions.
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> > (2) Despite subsection (1), the President may delegate a function of the President under section 92 of the [Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-041) or section 7.34 of the [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010) only to the Division Head of the Motor Accidents Division.
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> > (3) The Division Head of a Commission Division may—
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> > > (a) delegate to another Division member any of the functions of the Division Head (other than this power of delegation), or
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> > > (b) delegate to a registrar or any other member of staff of the Commission any of the functions of the Division Head (other than this power of delegation) specified by the Division Schedule for the Division or prescribed by the Commission rules.
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> > (4) A delegate may subdelegate a function delegated to the delegate if—
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> > > (a) for a function of the President—the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the President, or
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> > > (b) for a function of a Division Head of a Commission Division—the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Division Head.