Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 16

Delegation

16. Delegation



(1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the
instrument of delegation, by writing signed by the Minister delegate to a
person any of the Minister's powers or functions under this Act or the
regulations other than this power of delegation.

(2) A power or function so delegated, when exercised or performed by the
delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, be deemed to
have been exercised or performed by the Minister.

(3) A delegation under this section may be expressed as a delegation to the
person for the time being holding, or performing the duties of, a specified
office under the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

(4) A delegation under this section made at any time by a person who is at
that time the Minister continues in force notwithstanding that at some
subsequent time a different person is the Minister or there is no person who
is the Minister, but such a delegation may be revoked or varied by any person
who is for the time being the Minister.

(5) A delegation under this section of a power or function does not prevent
the exercise of the power or performance of the function by the Minister.





(6) A copy of each instrument making, varying or revoking a delegation shall
be published in the Gazette.