Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 66A

  (1)   The Joint Authority for Tasmania may, by written instrument, delegate to a person any or all of the functions or powers of the Joint Authority under this Act or the regulations.

Note:   See also sections   34AA and 34AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (2)   If the Joint Authority delegates a function or power under this section, the delegation continues in force despite:

  (a)   a vacancy in the office of Joint Authority; or

  (b)   a change in the identity of the holder of the office of Joint Authority.

  (3)   Despite subsection   (2), a delegation under this section may be revoked by the Joint Authority in accordance with subsection   33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (4)   A copy of each instrument making, varying or revoking a delegation under this section must be published in the Gazette .

  (5)   A Joint Authority may delegate a function or power to an APS employee only if the APS employee is an SES employee or acting SES employee.

Note:   The expressions APS employee , SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section   2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .