Western Australian Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURE AND RELATED RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT 1976 - SECT 10

10 .         Delegation of powers and functions to Chief Officer

        (1)         The Minister or the Protection Board, as the case may be, may, in relation to any matters or class of matters, or in relation to the whole or any particular part of the State, by writing signed by him or authenticated by the Protection Board, as the case may be, delegate all or any of his or its powers and functions under this Act except this power of delegation, so that the delegated powers or functions may be exercised by the Chief Officer with respect to the matters or class of matters or the whole or that part of the State specified in the instrument of delegation.

        (2)         Every delegation under this section shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power or function by the Minister or the Protection Board, as the case may be.

        (3)         Where, by any of the provisions of this Act, the exercise of any power or function by the Minister or the Protection Board, or the operation of any provisions of this Act, is dependent upon the opinion, judgment, belief or satisfaction of the Minister or the Protection Board in relation to any matter, that power or function may be exercised by the Chief Officer or that provision may operate, as the case may be, upon the opinion, judgment, belief or satisfaction of the Chief Officer.