South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Commissioner
may delegate any of his or her functions, powers or duties under this Act
(except this power of delegation)—
(a) to a
public sector employee; or
(b) to a
member or employee of a council; or
(c) to
any other person.
(2) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the Commissioner to act in any matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will by the Commissioner.
(3) Where at any time
before the commencement of the Highways Act Amendment Act 1979 the
Commissioner conferred, or purported to confer, upon any other person an
authority to act on the Commissioner's behalf, that authority shall be deemed
to have been lawfully conferred.