Western Australian Current Acts

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 131H

131H .         Delegation by CEO (Corrective Services) and CEO (Education)

        (1)         The CEO (Corrective Services) may delegate to a corrective services officer any power or duty of the CEO (Corrective Services) under another provision of this Part or section 237(3) or (4).

        (2)         The CEO (Education) may delegate to an education officer any power or duty of the CEO (Education) under another provision of this Part or section 237(3) or (4).

        (3)         A delegation under this section must be in writing signed by the CEO (Corrective Services) or the CEO (Education), as the case requires.

        (4)         A delegation under this section may expressly authorise the delegate to further delegate the power or duty.

        (5)         A person exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person under, or as authorised under, this section, is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.

        (6)         Nothing in this section limits the ability of the CEO (Corrective Services) to perform a function through a corrective services officer or agent or the ability of the CEO (Education) to perform a function through an education officer or agent.

        [Section 131H inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 7.]