Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
27Delegation of functions by Minister
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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—
(a) any function of the Minister under the marine legislation,
(b) any function conferred by or under any Act on the Minister in his or her capacity as the Minister administering this Act.
(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.
(3) In this section, authorised person means—
(a) Transport for NSW or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of Transport for NSW, or
(b) the Port Corporation or a member of the staff (or a person seconded to the staff) of the Port Corporation, or
(c) a harbour master or acting harbour master, or
(d) a Public Service employee, or
(e) any person of a class prescribed by the regulations.
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].
pt 3, div 2, hdg: Rep 2000 No 53, Sch 2.13 [4].