Biosecurity Act 2014

The chief executive may delegate the chief executive’s functions and powers under this Act to an appropriately qualified public service employee.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the following functions and powers of the chief executive—

making an emergency prohibited matter declaration;

making a biosecurity emergency order;

making a movement control order;

acting under the authority of biosecurity zone regulatory provisions to provide for either or both of the following—

the establishment of particular areas within a biosecurity zone;

the application, in relation to areas mentioned in subparagraph (i), or areas otherwise established under the biosecurity zone regulatory provisions, of lesser restrictions than would otherwise apply under the biosecurity zone regulatory provisions;

authorising a surveillance program or a prevention and control program.