24Delegation

24 Delegation (1) The Chief Magistrate may, for and on behalf of the Tribunal, by instrument, delegate to the principal registrar or a registrar or deputy registrar of the Tribunal any power conferred on the Tribunal by or under this or any other Act, other than— S. 24(1)(a) amended by Nos 52/1997 s. 4(1), 47/2003 s. 5(1). (a) subject to subsection (1A), the power to hear or determine an application for assistance; and S. 24(1A) inserted by No. 47/2003 s. 5(2). (1A) The power to hear an application for assistance to the extent necessary to enable the making of a decision to make, or not to make, an interim award of assistance (not exceeding the prescribed amount) may be delegated under subsection (1). S. 24(2) inserted by No. 52/1997 s. 4(2). (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the delegation of the power to hear or determine an application under section 29A. S. 24(3) inserted by No. 18/2010 s. 13. (3) The Chief Magistrate may, for and on behalf of the Tribunal, by instrument, delegate to a judicial registrar any power conferred on the Tribunal by or under this or any other Act, other than— (a) the power to review a final decision of the Tribunal; S. 24(4) inserted by No. 35/2020 s. 7. (4) The Chief Magistrate, for and on behalf of the Tribunal, by instrument, may delegate to a Tribunal officer any power conferred on the Tribunal by or under this or any other Act, other than— (a) the power to review a final decision of the Tribunal; and Division 2—Applications S. 24A inserted by No. 21/2022 s. 84.