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Delegation

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Part 10Administration
Division 1General administration

338 Delegation

Secretary may delegate powers

(1)

Subject to this section, the Secretary may, by signed writing, delegate to an officer all or any of the powers of the Secretary under this Act.

Secretary may not delegate power under paragraph 355(1)(b)

(2)

The Secretary must not delegate the Secretary’s power under paragraph 355(1)(b) to anyone except the Chief Executive Centrelink.

CEO may not subdelegate power under paragraph 355(1)(b)

(2A)

If the Secretary delegates to the Chief Executive Centrelink the Secretary’s power under paragraph 355(1)(b), the Chief Executive Centrelink cannot, despite section 12 of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997, delegate the power to a Departmental employee (within the meaning of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997).

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