DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 10B Delegations

DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 10B

    (1)     The Authority may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an inspector all or any of its powers or functions under this Act (except this power of delegation).

    (2)     The Authority may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an authorised person all or any of its powers or functions under this Act (except this power of delegation)—

        (a)     to the extent that they relate to the manufacture, supply, sale, transfer, transport, storage, handling, use or disposal of dangerous goods; and

S. 10B(2)(b) amended by Nos 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 8), 6/2009 s. 49(1).

        (b)     only with respect to activities that are carried out under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 , the Petroleum Act 1998 , the Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961 and the  Extractive Industries (Lysterfield) Act 1986 and that relate to a mine, quarry or petroleum site.

    (3)     In subsection (2), "authorised person" means—

        (a)     a person—

              (i)     who is employed in the Department of Primary Industries under the Public Administration Act 2004 ; and

              (ii)     who, in the opinion of the Authority, has sufficient knowledge and experience to competently exercise or perform the relevant power or function; or

S. 10B(3)(b) substituted by No. 6/2009 s. 49(2).

        (b)     the Chief Inspector under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 .

    (4)     Despite subsection (2), the only person to whom the Authority may delegate its power to appoint inspectors in relation to the matters to which paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection apply is the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries.

    (5)     The Authority may, by instrument in writing, delegate all or any of the powers or functions of an inspector—

S. 10B(5)(a) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 10.1).

        (a)     to any employee in the Department of Transport; or

S. 10B(5)(b) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 44.2), 20/2019 s. 160.

        (b)     to any police officer or officer or member of a fire authority (not being a volunteer fire brigade under the Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958 or a volunteer brigade under the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 ); or

        (c)     to any office holder, officer or employee of a municipal council—

if it is satisfied that that person is capable of exercising the powers or performing the functions to be delegated.

    (6)     An instrument of delegation made under this section must specify when, where and in what circumstances the delegation may be exercised.

Note

Section 42A(1)(b) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 provides that a person delegating a power or function may specify conditions or limitations on the exercise of the power or function by the delegate.

S. 10C inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 9, amended by No. 60/2014 s. 140(Sch.  3 item 11).