South Australian Consolidated Acts

WORKCOVER CORPORATION ACT 1994 - SECT 17

17—Delegations

        (1)         The Corporation may, by instrument in writing, delegate a function or power conferred on or vested in the Corporation.

        (2)         A delegation—

            (a)         may be made—

                  (i)         to a member of the board; or

                  (ii)         to a committee established by the Corporation or by or under an Act; or

                  (iii)         to a particular officer of the Corporation, or to any officer of the Corporation occupying (or acting in) a particular office or position; or

                  (iv)         to a public authority or public instrumentality; or

                  (v)         to a private sector body in connection with a contract or arrangement that is an authorised contract or arrangement under section 14(4); and

            (b)         may be made subject to conditions and limitations specified in the instrument of delegation; and

            (c)         is revocable at will and does not derogate from the Corporation's power.

        (2a)         If the terms of an instrument of delegation allow for subdelegation, the delegate may subdelegate the function or power in accordance with the instrument.

        (3)         In legal proceedings an apparently genuine certificate, purporting to be signed by an officer of the Corporation, containing particulars of a delegation or subdelegation under this section will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted as proof of the particulars.