South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1)
The Director-General may, with the consent of the Minister, delegate to a body
or person (including a person for the time being holding or acting in a
specified office or position) a function or power of the Director-General
under this Act.
(2) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the ability of the Director-General to act in any matter;
and
(d) is
revocable at will.
(3) A person to whom
functions or powers have been delegated under subsection (1) who has a
direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in any matter in relation to
which the person proposes to perform those functions or exercise those powers
must disclose the nature of the interest in writing to the Director-General.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
(4) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence against subsection (3) to prove that the defendant
was not, at the time of the alleged offence, aware of his or her interest in
the matter.
(5) If
the Director-General is absent from the duties of his or her office for any
reason, a Deputy Director-General will act in the office of the
Director-General and will exercise and perform the functions and powers of the
Director-General.