Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Authority may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an officer of the Department primarily responsible under the Minister for the administration of this Act the exercise of any of its functions under this Act, other than:
(a) the exercise of its functions under section 17, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 36 or 51; or
(b) this power of delegation.
(2) A function delegated under this section, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Authority.
(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a function by the Authority.
(4) An instrument purporting to have been signed by a person in the capacity of delegate of the Authority shall in all courts and before all persons acting judicially be received in evidence as if it were an instrument duly executed by the Authority and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument signed by a delegate of the Authority.