5Delegation of Sheriff’s functions

#### 5 Delegation of Sheriff’s functions 5 Delegation of Sheriff’s functions > > (1) The Sheriff may delegate any of the Sheriff’s functions, other than this power of delegation— > > > > > (a) to any sheriff’s officer, or > > > > > (b) to any person employed in the department in which this Act is administered, or > > > > > (c) to any person prescribed by the regulations or belonging to a class so prescribed. > > > (2) Despite subsection (1), the Sheriff may delegate a function conferred or imposed on, or delegated to, the Sheriff by or under an Act or law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, only if— > > > > > (a) the Act or law conferring or imposing the function on the Sheriff allows the Sheriff to delegate the function, or > > > > > (b) in relation to a function that is delegated—the delegation conferring the function on the Sheriff allows the Sheriff to subdelegate the function. > > **s 5:** Am 2017 No 22, Sch 4.43 \[3\]; 2019 No 10, Sch 1.20 \[2\]; 2024 No 8, Sch 1\[4\].