Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The President may, by instrument, delegate to the Deputy President or to the Clerk of the Legislative Council any of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations other than—
(a) in the case of a delegation to the Deputy President, this power of delegation; or
(b) in the case of a delegation to the Clerk of the Legislative Council, the power to recommend the appointment of a person as Clerk of the Legislative Council; or
(c) in any case, a power under section 33 to recommend the making of regulations.
(2) The Speaker may, by instrument, delegate to the Deputy Speaker or to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly any of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations other than—
(a) in the case of a delegation to the Deputy Speaker, this power of delegation; or
(b) in the case of a delegation to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, the power to recommend the appointment of a person as Clerk of the Legislative Assembly; or
(c) in any case, a power under section 33 to recommend the making of regulations.
(3) The President and the Speaker, acting jointly, may, by instrument, delegate to the Deputy President and the Deputy Speaker, jointly, or to the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services any of the functions of the President and the Speaker under this Act or the regulations other than—
(a) in the case of a delegation to the Deputy President and the Deputy Speaker jointly, this power of delegation; or
(b) in the case of a delegation to the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services, the power to employ a person as Secretary of that Department; or
(c) in any case, a power under section 33 to recommend the making of regulations.
(4) A Department Head may, by instrument, delegate to any other Parliamentary officer any of his or her functions under this Act, including any function delegated to him or her under this section, other than the power to sub-delegate a function delegated to the Department Head under this section.
(5) Sections 42 and 42A of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 apply to a sub-delegation by a Department Head under subsection (4) in the same way as they apply to a delegation.