JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO 3) (NO. 38 OF 2017) - SECT 31 Information officers—functions

JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO 3) (NO. 38 OF 2017) - SECT 31

New section 19 (2) and (3)

insert

    (2)     An information officer may delegate a function mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) to a staff member in the information officer's agency.

    (3)     However, the information officer must not delegate the function of—

        (a)     deciding an access application; or

        (b)     refusing to deal with an application.