sec.78HDecision-maker for application to agency

### sec.78H Decision-maker for application to agency An amendment application to an agency must be dealt with for the agency by the agency’s principal officer. The agency’s principal officer may delegate the power to deal with the application to another officer of the agency. Also, for an agency other than a local government, the agency’s principal officer may, with the agreement of another agency’s principal officer, delegate the power to deal with the application to the other agency’s principal officer. The principal officer of the other agency may subdelegate a power delegated to the principal officer under subsection (3) . Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A (2) , a delegation may be revoked, wholly or partly, by the delegator. Accordingly, a delegation may be revoked before a decision is made in a particular case and the delegator may make the decision. In this section— power to deal , with an amendment application, includes power to deal with an application for internal review in relation to the amendment application. making a new decision under section 80 (2) giving notice under section 83 (3) s 78H ins 2023 No. 32 s 105 (sec.78H-ssec.1) An amendment application to an agency must be dealt with for the agency by the agency’s principal officer. (sec.78H-ssec.2) The agency’s principal officer may delegate the power to deal with the application to another officer of the agency. (sec.78H-ssec.3) Also, for an agency other than a local government, the agency’s principal officer may, with the agreement of another agency’s principal officer, delegate the power to deal with the application to the other agency’s principal officer. (sec.78H-ssec.4) The principal officer of the other agency may subdelegate a power delegated to the principal officer under subsection (3) . Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A (2) , a delegation may be revoked, wholly or partly, by the delegator. Accordingly, a delegation may be revoked before a decision is made in a particular case and the delegator may make the decision. (sec.78H-ssec.5) In this section— power to deal , with an amendment application, includes power to deal with an application for internal review in relation to the amendment application. making a new decision under section 80 (2) giving notice under section 83 (3) - • making a new decision under section 80 (2) - • giving notice under section 83 (3)