New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LIBRARY ACT 1939 - SECT 7B

7B Delegation by Council

(1) The Council may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a member or to an authorised person the exercise or performance of such of its powers (other than this power of delegation), authorities, duties or functions as are specified in the instrument of delegation and may, by a like instrument, revoke wholly or in part any such delegation.

(2) A delegation under this section may be made subject to such conditions or such limitations as to the exercise or performance of any of the powers, authorities, duties or functions delegated, or as to time or circumstances, as are specified in the instrument of delegation.

(3) A power, authority, duty or function the exercise or performance of which has been delegated under this section may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be exercised or performed from time to time in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

(4) Notwithstanding any delegation under this section, the Council may continue to exercise or perform all or any of the powers, authorities, duties or functions delegated.

(5) Any act or thing done or suffered by a delegate while acting in the exercise of a delegation under this section has the same force and effect as if the act or thing had been done or suffered by the Council and shall be deemed to have been done or suffered by the Council.

(6) In this section, "authorised person" means the State Librarian or any other person employed under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 in the Government Service to enable the Council to exercise its functions.