New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 40

40 Delegations by area health service

(cf AHS Act s 34)

(1) An area health service may delegate to any member of the NSW Health Service the exercise of any of its functions, other than:

(a) this power of delegation, or

(b) the exercise of its functions under section 31 (2) (a) or (b), or

(c) the power to make by-laws.

Note: Section 49 of the Interpretation Act 1987 contains general provisions relating to the delegation of functions.

(2) The Director-General may give any direction to an area health service concerning delegations under this section that the Director-General thinks fit.

(3) Nothing in this section authorises an area health service to delegate the whole of its functions to another person.