Delegation
347 Delegation
The Secretary of the Defence Department may, by writing, delegate to an SES employee or acting SES employee in that Department any or all of the Secretary’s powers under this Part.
The Chief of the Defence Force may, by writing, delegate to a member of the Defence Force holding a senior rank any or all of the powers conferred on the Chief of the Defence Force by this Part.
In this section:
senior rank means a rank not lower than:
in the case of the Royal Australian Navy—the rank of Commodore; or
in the case of the Australian Army—the rank of Brigadier; or
in the case of the Royal Australian Air Force—the rank of Air Commodore.
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