11CDelegation

11C Delegation

(1) The Governor‑General may, by writing signed by the Governor‑General, delegate to the Minister or a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 performing duties in the Department all or any of the Governor‑General’s powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation. (2) The Minister may, by writing signed by the Minister, delegate to a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 performing duties in the Department all or any of the Minister’s powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation. (3) A delegation under this section may be made generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation. (4) A power delegated under this section shall, when exercised by the delegate, be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have been exercised by the person who made the delegation. (5) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the person who made the delegation. (6) A delegation under this section continues in force notwithstanding a change in the occupancy of, or a vacancy in, the office of the person who made the delegation, but, for the purposes of the application of subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to a delegation under this section, nothing in this Act shall be taken to preclude the revocation or variation of the delegation by the same or a subsequent holder of the office.