Queensland Numbered Acts

FISCAL REPAIR AMENDMENT ACT 2012 No. 25 - SECT 44

Section 50—

omit, insert—

'(1) The Minister may delegate the Minister's designated powers to—

(a) the commissioner; or

(b) an appropriately qualified inspector or an appropriately qualified public service employee.

'(2) The Minister may delegate to the commissioner the Minister's power under section 322(6) to cause amounts to be paid out of the gambling community benefit fund for the benefit of the community.

'(3) The commissioner may delegate the commissioner's designated powers to—

(a) an appropriately qualified public service employee; or

(b) an appropriately qualified inspector.

'(4) A delegation of a power under subsection (3) may permit the subdelegation of the power to an appropriately qualified public service employee.

'(5) In this section—

appropriately qualified includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.

Example of standing—

a person's classification level in the public service

designated powers—

(a) of the Minister, means—

(i) the powers of the Minister under sections 135 and 211; or

(ii) the power of the Minister to give a direction for section 151(3)(b); and

(b) of the commissioner, means the powers of the commissioner under this Act, other than sections 97(12) and (13), 98, 147 and 336.'.