CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 17 Director-general delegations

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 17

    (1)     The director-general may delegate any of the director-general's functions under this Act to a corrections officer.

    (2)     This section does not limit the director-general's power to delegate a function under any other territory law.

Examples of delegation

1     a delegation for directions to be given to detainees at a correctional centre by the corrections officer in charge of the centre

2     a delegation for functions under chapter 10 (Discipline) to be exercised by a corrections officer at a correctional centre

Note 1     For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.4.

Note 2     The Public Sector Management Act 1994

, s 20 also provides for a director-general to delegate, and sub-delegate, powers given to the director-general under a territory law.