Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT - SECT 31

(1) Subject to this section, the Chief Health Officer may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Chief Health Officer's powers and functions under this Act to -

(a) a named person;

(b) a person by reference to the office, position or designation held or occupied by the person;

(c) a person from time to time holding, acting in or performing the duties of a prescribed office, designation or position;

(d) a body corporate;

(e) a body politic; or

(f) a class of persons or bodies.

(2) The Chief Health Officer must not delegate the following powers and functions:

(a) the power of delegation under subsection (1);

(b) a power or function under section 32;

(c) a power or function under section 35;

(d) a power or function under Part 5;

(e) a power or function under Part 8, Division 3.

(3) A power or function must not be delegated under this section to an enforcement agency or an officer of the enforcement agency unless the enforcement agency consents in writing to the delegation.