Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HOMES SAVINGS GRANT ACT 1975 No. 49 of 1975 - SECT 7

7. After section 8 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:-
Performance of functions by Australian Housing Corporation.
''8A. (1) The Secretary may, by writing under his hand-

   (a)  authorize the Australian Housing Corporation, either generally or
        otherwise as provided by the instrument of authorization, to exercise
        or perform all or any of his powers and functions under this Act; and

   (b)  authorize the Australian Housing Corporation to appoint, in respect of
        each State, an officer of the Corporation to be the Regional Director
        for that State for the purposes of this Act.

''(2) An authority by the Secretary under paragraph (1) (a) to the Australian
Housing Corporation to exercise or perform a power or function authorizes the
Corporation to exercise or perform, or, by writing under its common seal, to
appoint an officer of the Corporation to exercise or perform, the power or
function concerned.

''(3) An appointment under sub-section (2) may be an appointment of-

   (a)  a specified officer of the Australian Housing Corporation only; or

   (b)  every officer of the Australian Housing Corporation from time to time
        holding, or performing the duties of, a specified office in the
        service of the Corporation.

''(4) Where, in pursuance of an authority granted under paragraph (1) (b), the
Australian Housing Corporation appoints a Regional Director for a State-

   (a)  any appointment under section 7 of a Regional Director for that State
        ceases to have effect; and

   (b)  the Secretary is not required by that section to appoint a Regional
        Director for that State.

''(5) An authority by the Secretary under this section is revocable at will
and, except as provided by sub-section (4), does not prevent the exercise of a
power or the performance of a function by the Secretary.

''(6) An appointment by the Australian Housing Corporation under this section
is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the
performance of a function by the Corporation.''.