Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984

The CEO may delegate to —

another officer of the Department; or

the employing authority of another department or an organisation; or

an officer of another department or an employee of an organisation; or

any other person or body (whether incorporated or not),

The delegation must be in writing signed by the CEO.

Except in the case of an officer of the Department, a power or duty can only be delegated to a person or body under subsection (1) if the person or body has been approved, or is in a class of person or body approved, by the Minister for the purposes of this section.

A person to whom a power or duty is delegated under subsection (1)(a), (c) or (d) cannot delegate that power or duty.

A delegation under subsection (1)(b) may expressly authorise the delegate to further delegate the power or duty but only to an officer or employee of the department or organisation.

A person or body exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person or body 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.

Nothing in this section limits the ability of —

the CEO to perform a function through an officer or agent; and

an employing authority to whom a power or duty is delegated under this section from exercising that power or performing that duty through an officer or agent.

In this section, department, employing authority and organisation each have the meaning given to them in section 3 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.