ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 16
Delegation
ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 16
Delegation
16 Delegation
(1) The Electoral Commission may delegate any of the Electoral Commission's
functions (other than this power of delegation) to-- (a) the
Electoral Commissioner, or
(b) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission,
or
(c) an officer or member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral
office of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or
(d) any person, or
any class of persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the
regulations.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may delegate any of the
Electoral Commissioner's functions (other than this power of delegation) to--
(a) a member of staff of the Electoral Commission, or
(b) an officer or
member of staff of an electoral commission or electoral office of the
Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, or
(c) any person, or any class of
persons, authorised for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner may delegate
any of the Electoral Commissioner's functions as a returning officer for an
Assembly election or a periodic Council election (other than this power of
delegation) to an election official.
(4) A delegation under this section may
be to a particular person, the holder of a particular position or a class of
persons or holders of positions.
