Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2021 - SECT 181

  (1)   The Commissioner may, by writing, delegate any or all of the Commissioner's functions or powers to:

  (a)   a member of the staff of the ACMA; or

  (b)   a person whose services are made available to the ACMA under paragraph   55(1)(a) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 ;

if the member or person is:

  (c)   an SES employee; or

  (d)   an acting SES employee; or

  (e)   an APS employee who holds or performs the duties of:

  (i)   an Executive Level 1 or 2 position; or

  (ii)   an equivalent position; or

  (f)   an APS employee who holds or performs the duties of:

  (i)   an APS 6 position; or

  (ii)   an equivalent position.

Note:   The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (2)   A delegate must comply with any written directions of the Commissioner.

  (3)   Subsection   ( 1) does not apply to a power to make, vary or revoke a legislative instrument.

  (4)   Subsection   (1) of this section does not apply to a function or power conferred by subsection   2 20A(1) (which deals with the formulation or variation of the internal review scheme).