Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ACT 1975 - SECT 7

             (1)  Subject to any direction of the Minister, the Council may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing under its common seal, delegate any of its functions and any of its powers under this Act (other than this power of delegation or the power to appoint Committees) to:

                     (a)  a Board;

                     (b)  the Chairperson of the Council;

                     (c)  the Deputy Chairperson of the Council;

                     (d)  a Committee;

                     (e)  the General Manager; or

                      (f)  an officer or employee appointed or engaged, as the case may be, under section 41.

             (2)  Where the Council delegates a function or power to a Committee, the Council shall from time to time give such general directions to the Committee with respect to the performance of the function or the exercise of the power as the Council thinks necessary to ensure the carrying out of the policies of the Council, and the Committee shall comply with those directions.

             (3)  A function or power delegated under this section, when performed or exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been performed or exercised by the Council.

             (4)  A delegation under this section does not prevent the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Council.