Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES (REDEPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT) ACT 1979 No. 52 of 1979 - SECT 25

25. (1) The Public Service Board may, either generally or as otherwise
provided by the instrument of delegation, by instrument in writing, delegate
to-

   (a)  an officer or employee within the meaning of the Public Service Act
        1922; or

   (b)  a person who holds, or is acting in, an office or appointment under an
        Act other than the Public Service Act 1922 or under an Ordinance of a
        Territory, any of its powers under this Act, other than this power of
        delegation.

(2) A Permanent Head may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the
instrument of delegation, by instrument in writing, delegate to-

   (a)  an officer or employee within the meaning of the Public Service Act
        1922; or

   (b)  a person who holds, or is acting in, an office or appointment under an
        Act other than the Public Service Act 1922 or under an Ordinance of a
        Territory, or an office of member of the Public Service Board, any of
        his powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.

(3) A prescribed Commonwealth authority may, either generally or as otherwise
provided by the instrument of delegation-

   (a)  if the authority is a body corporate-by instrument under its seal; or

   (b)  in any other case-by instrument in writing, delegate to a member of
        the authority or to a person employed by the authority any of its
        powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.

(4) A power so delegated by a person, authority or body under this section and
exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to
have been exercised by that person, authority or body.

(5) A delegation given by a person, authority or body under this section does
not prevent the exercise of a power by that person, authority or body.