Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 No. 5 of 1984 - SECT 49

49. (1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided in the
instrument of delegation, by writing signed by him, delegate to a person all
or any of his powers under this Act or under any instrument made by him under
Part II or III, other than-

   (a)  his power to make an instrument under sub-section 10 (1), 11 (1), 12
        (1), 13 (1), 21 (1), 22 (1), 23 (1) or 24 (1);

   (b)  his power to give a direction under sub-section 13 (2), 14 (1), 21
        (2), 22 (2), 23 (2) or 24 (2); or

   (c)  this power of delegation.

(2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the
purposes of this Act or that instrument, as the case may be, be deemed to have
been exercised by the Minister.

(3) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power
by the Minister.

(4) The Minister may enter into such arrangements with the Energy Minister for
a State as he considers to be appropriate to facilitate the delegation under
this section of powers under this Act to the Energy Minister for that State or
to an officer of that State.

(5) The Minister may enter into such arrangements with the Energy Minister for
the Northern Territory as he considers to be appropriate to facilitate the
delegation under this section of powers under this Act to the Energy Minister
for the Northern Territory or to an officer of the Northern Territory.

(6) Where, in accordance with arrangements entered into under sub-section (4)
or (5), the Energy Minister for a State or for the Northern Territory or an
officer of a State or of the Northern Territory causes notice of the fact that
he has, in the exercise, as delegate of the Minister, of the powers conferred
on the Minister under section 10, identified a person or an organization as a
bulk customer of a relevant fuel industry corporation or of a relevant person
in relation to a refined liquid petroleum product to be made available to that
person or organization, that notice shall, for all purposes of this Act, have
the effect that it would have if it had been made available by the Minister in
accordance with the requirements of that section.