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Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
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#### 27 Delegation of functions by Minister
27 Delegation of functions by Minister
> > (1) The Minister may delegate to an authorised person any of the following functions, other than this power of delegation—
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> > > (a) any function of the Minister under the marine legislation,
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> > > (b) any function conferred by or under any Act on the Minister in his or her capacity as the Minister administering this Act.
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> > (2) A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function delegated by the Minister if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Minister.
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> > (3) In this section, authorised person means—
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> > > (a) Transport for NSW or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of Transport for NSW, or
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> > > (b) the Port Corporation or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of the Port Corporation, or
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> > > (c) a harbour master or acting harbour master, or
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> > > (d) a Public Service employee, or
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> > > (e) any person of a class prescribed by the regulations.
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> **s 27:** Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.22 \[4\]; 2006 No 84, Sch 1 \[6\]; 2012 No 101, Sch 6.3 \[4\]; 2015 No 15, Sch 3.46 \[1\]; 2024 No 67, Sch 2\[27\].
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> **pt 3, div 2, hdg:** Rep 2000 No 53, Sch 2.13 \[4\].