21Exercise of certain director-general functions by head of

21 Exercise of certain director-general functions by head of Access Canberra (1) The responsible Minister may declare that a function given to a director-general under a territory law dealing with a relevant matter may be exercised by the head of Access Canberra (a declared function). (2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument. (3) The head of Access Canberra may exercise a declared function. (4) The head of Access Canberra may delegate a declared function to a public servant or another person. Note For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, (5) However, the head of Access Canberra may only delegate a declared function to the extent permitted by other territory laws. Example—extent permitted A declaration is made in relation to a function given to the director-general under the XYZ Act. That Act states that the director-general may only delegate the function to an employee. The head of Access Canberra may also only delegate the function to an employee. (6) Nothing in this section limits the exercise of a declared function by the director-general given the function. (7) Anything done in the exercise of a declared function is not invalid only because of a defect or irregularity in, or in relation to, a declaration. (8) In this section: Access Canberra means the business unit known as Access Canberra. head, of Access Canberra, means the person occupying the position (however described) of head of Access Canberra. relevant matter means a matter mentioned in an administrative arrangement— (a) responsibility for which is allocated to the responsible Minister; and (b) relating to Access Canberra. responsible Minister means the Minister responsible for Access Canberra.