Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC WORKS ACT 1902 - SECT 5B

5B .         Subdelegation of delegated power or duty

        (1)         A Minister of the Crown to whom a power or duty has been delegated under section 5A may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the notice concerned, by notice published in the Gazette delegate — 

            (a)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(b), to the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister of the Crown in the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 or to any other officer of that department;

            (b)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(c), to the Commissioner within the meaning of the Main Roads Act 1930 or to any officer of that Commissioner;

            (c)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(d), to a body established by section 4(1) of the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 , namely —

                  (i)         the Electricity Generation Corporation;

                  (ii)         the Electricity Networks Corporation;

                  (iii)         the Electricity Retail Corporation; and

                  (iv)         the Regional Power Corporation,

                or to an officer of such a body;

        [(ca)         deleted]

            (cb)         in the case of the DBNGP Land Access Minister established by section 29(1) of the Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Act 1997 , to the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting the DBNGP Land Access Minister in the administration of Part 4 of that Act or to any other officer of that department;

            (d)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(e), to the Water Corporation established by the Water Corporation Act 1995 or an officer of that corporation;

            (da)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(ea), to the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister in the administration of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 or an officer of that department;

            (db)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(f), to the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister in the administration of the Financial Management Act 2006 or to any other officer of that department; or

            (e)         in the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(g), to the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister of the Crown in the administration of the Marine and Harbours Act 1981 or to any other officer of that department,

                the whole or any part of the power or duty.

        (2)         A Minister of the Crown shall as soon as is practicable after exercising the power of delegation conferred on him by subsection (1) transmit to the Minister a copy of the notice by which that power was exercised.

        [Section 5B inserted by No. 126 of 1987 s. 38; amended by No. 59 of 1994 s. 4; No. 89 of 1994 s. 109; No. 73 of 1995 s. 188; No. 31 of 1997 s. 141; No. 53 of 1997 s. 52; No. 58 of 1999 s. 107(b); No. 24 of 2000 s. 14(13) and 35(4); No. 18 of 2005 s. 139; No. 77 of 2006 s. 17; No. 38 of 2007 s. 198(3).]