WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 296

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 296

296 .         Delegation by chief executive officer

        (1)         The chief executive officer may delegate to another officer of WorkCover WA any power or duty of the chief executive officer under another provision of this Act, but not a power or duty that WorkCover WA has delegated to the chief executive officer under section 101AA.

        (2)         The delegation must be in writing signed by the chief executive officer.

        (3)         A person to whom a power or duty is delegated under this section cannot delegate that power or duty.

        (4)         A person exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person under this section is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.

        (5)         Nothing in this section limits the ability of the chief executive officer to perform a function through an officer or agent.

        [Section 296, inserted as section 177A: No. 42 of 2004 s. 131 and renumbered as section 296: No. 42 of 2004 s. 154(1).]