Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2003 - SECT 29

    (1)     The regulator may delegate the regulator's functions under this Act to any of the following:

        (a)     a public servant;

        (b)     an officer or employee of a territory agency, if the functions of the territory agency relate, directly or indirectly, to GMOs or GM products;

        (c)     an employee of a Commonwealth authority, if the functions of the Commonwealth authority relate, directly or indirectly, to GMOs or GM products.

Note     For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, see Legislation Act, pt 19.4.

    (2)     In exercising a function under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the regulator.

Note     This section differs from the Commonwealth Act, s 29.