Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1986 No. 89 of 1986 - SECT 21

21. (1) The Board may, by resolution, either generally or as otherwise
provided by the resolution, delegate to the Chairperson, another member or a
member of the staff assisting the Board, all or any of its powers under this
Act, other than this power of delegation.

(2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the
purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Board.

(3) A delegation of a 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
        power was delegated);

   (b)  does not prevent the exercise of the power by the Board; 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 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 sub-section (5)
shall, unless the contrary is established, be deemed to be such a certificate
and to have been duly given.

(7) In this section, a reference to the Chairperson shall, if there is an
acting Chairperson, be read as a reference to the acting Chairperson.