Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Authority
may delegate to a person a power or duty of the Authority under another
provision of this Act or under any other Act except the
Public Works Act 1902 or the Rail Freight System Act 2000 .
(2) The delegation
must be in writing executed by the Authority.
(3) If a person is not
employed by the Authority, a power or duty can only be delegated to the person
under this section if the person has been approved for the purposes of this
section by the Minister.
(4) An approval under
subsection (3) may be given in respect of —
(a) a
specified person or persons of a specified class; or
(b) the
holder or holders for the time being of a specified office or class of office.
(5) A person to whom a
power or duty is delegated under this section cannot delegate that power or
duty.
(6) A person
exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person
under this section is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the
delegation unless the contrary is shown.
(7) Nothing in this
section limits the ability of the Authority to perform a function through a
member of its staff or an agent.