(1) The Director
General may delegate to a person any power or duty of the Director General
under another provision of this Act.
(2) The delegation
must be in writing signed by the Director General.
(3) If a person is not
employed in the Director General’s department, a power or duty can only
be delegated to the person under this section if the person has been approved
by the Minister for the purposes of this section.
(4) An approval under
subsection (3) may be given in respect of —
(a) a
specified person or persons of a specified class; or
(b) the
holder or holders for the time being of a specified office or class of office.
(5) A person to whom a
power or duty is delegated under this section cannot delegate that power or
duty.
(6) A person
exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person
under this section, is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of
the delegation unless the contrary is shown.
(7) Nothing in this
section limits the ability of the Director General to perform a function
through an officer or agent.
[Section 4A inserted: No. 7 of 2002 s. 5.]