77Delegations

#### 77 Delegations (1) The principal officer of an agency may, by writing, delegate any or all of the principal officer’s functions or powers under this Act to a public official who belongs to the agency. > Note: Example: The Ombudsman and the IGIS are the principal officers of their respective agencies. Under this subsection, the Ombudsman, or the IGIS, may delegate any of their respective functions or powers to a public official who belongs to the relevant agency (see section 69). (2) A person exercising functions or powers under a delegation under this section must comply with any directions of the principal officer who delegated the function or power. #### 78 Liability for acts and omissions (1) A person who is: (a) the principal officer of an agency or a delegate of the principal officer; or (b) an authorised officer of an agency; or (c) a supervisor of a person who makes a disclosure; or (ca) a person assisting: (i) a principal officer of an agency; or (ii) a delegate of the principal officer; is not liable to any criminal or civil proceedings, or any disciplinary action (including any action that involves imposing any detriment), for or in relation to an act or matter done, or omitted to be done, in good faith: (d) in the performance, or purported performance, of any function conferred on the person by this Act; or (e) in the exercise, or purported exercise, of any power conferred on the person by this Act; or (f) in the case of a person assisting a principal officer or delegate, as mentioned in paragraph (ca)—in assisting the principal officer or delegate in doing anything mentioned in paragraph (d) or (e). (2) This section does not apply to a breach of a designated publication restriction. > Note: For designated publication restriction, see section 8. (3) This section does not affect any rights conferred by the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 to apply to a court, or any other rights to seek a review by a court or tribunal, in relation to: (a) a decision; or (b) conduct engaged in for the purpose of making a decision; or (c) a failure to make a decision. (4) An expression used in subsection (3) has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977. #### 79 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of a law of a State or Territory that is capable of operating concurrently with this Act. #### 80 Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected This Act does not affect the law relating to legal professional privilege. #### 82 Other investigative powers etc. not affected (1) This Act does not, by implication, limit the investigative powers conferred on an agency or a public official by a law of the Commonwealth other than this Act. (2) This Act does not detract from any obligations imposed on an agency or a public official by a law of the Commonwealth other than this Act.