Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 No. 15 of 1989 - SECT 139

139. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister or the Attorney-General may,
in writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers and functions under this
Act to:

   (a)  a member of the Australian Public Service; or

   (b)  a person who has executive authority in relation to the affairs of a
        Commonwealth authority.

(2) The Minister may not delegate the following powers:

   (a)  the power to authorise a person, or the holder or occupier of an
        office or position, to act under section 10, 11 or 14;

   (b)  the power to include in a pre-acquisition declaration a statement
        under subsection 22 (6);

   (c)  the power to give a certificate under subsection 24 (1);

   (d)  the power under section 33 to deal with a recommendation of the
        Administrative Appeals Tribunal;

   (e)  the power to make a declaration under subsection 41 (1);

   (f)  the power to give a notice under subsection 47 (2);

   (g)  the power under section 70 or 98 to reject a claim for compensation;

   (h)  the power to give a notice referred to in paragraph 132 (2) (a).

(3) A delegate under this section is, in the exercise of a power so delegated,
subject to the directions of the Minister or the Attorney-General, as the case
requires.