Tasmanian Numbered Acts

GAS ACT 2000 (NO. 92 OF 2000) - SECT 11

11. Delegation

      (1) The Director of Gas or the Director of Gas Safety may, by instrument in writing, delegate the exercise of such of his or her powers under this Act (other than this power of delegation) as are specified in the instrument of delegation to any person who, in the relevant Director’s opinion, is competent and suitable.

      (2) The relevant Director may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part any such delegation.

      (3) A power, the exercise of which has been delegated under this section, may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be exercised from time to time in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

      (4) A delegation under this section may be made subject to such conditions as to the exercise of any of the powers delegated, or as to time or circumstance, as are specified in the instrument.

      (5) Notwithstanding any delegation under this section, the relevant Director may continue to exercise all or any of the powers delegated.

      (6) Any act or thing done by or to a delegate while acting in the exercise of a delegation under this section shall have the same force and effect as if the act or thing had been done by or to the relevant Director and is taken to have been done by or to the relevant Director.

      (7) An instrument purporting to be signed by a delegate of the relevant Director in his or her capacity as such a delegate may in all courts and before all persons acting judicially be received in evidence as if it were an instrument executed by the relevant Director and, until the contrary is proved, is taken to be an instrument signed by a delegate of the relevant Director under this section.