(1) The Minister may
delegate a function or power of the Minister under this Act (other than this
power of delegation) to—
(a) the
Director; or
(b) the
Council; or
(c) any
other person or body (including a person for the time being holding or acting
in a specified office or position).
(2) The Director may
delegate a function or power of the Director under this Act (other than this
power of delegation) to a Public Service employee (including a person for the
time being holding or acting in a specified office or position).
(3) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in a matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will.
(4) A function or
power delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so
provides, be further delegated.
(5) In legal
proceedings, an apparently genuine certificate, purportedly signed by the
Minister or the Director containing particulars of a delegation under this
section, will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted as proof
that the delegation was made in accordance with the particulars.