Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 25

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner may, by writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers under this Act to a person who holds or occupies a designated position.

             (2)  A person who holds or occupies a designated position may exercise powers delegated to the person by the Commissioner under a complementary witness protection law.

             (3)  The Commissioner's powers under sections 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 27 and subsections 12(2) and (3) may only be delegated to a Deputy Commissioner.