Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986 - SECT 21

  (1)   The Board may, by resolution, delegate any or all of its functions and powers to any of the following:

  (a)   the Chairperson;

  (b)   the Deputy Chairperson;

  (c)   a member of the Board;

  (d)   a committee;

  (e)   a member of the staff assisting the Board.

  (3)   A delegation of a function or power under this section:

  (a)   may be revoked by a resolution of the Board (whether or not constituted by the persons constituting the Board at the time the function or power was delegated); and

  (c)   continues in force notwithstanding a change in the membership of the Board.

  (4)   Section   34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 applies in relation to a delegation under this section as if the Board were a person.

  (5)   A certificate signed by the Chairperson stating any matter with respect to a delegation of a function or power under this section is evidence of that matter unless evidence to the contrary is given.

  (6)   A document purporting to be a certificate mentioned in subsection   (5) shall, unless the contrary is established, be deemed to be such a certificate and to have been duly given.