Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:23:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 556389–559234

power or function to any person to whom it may delegate powers under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 under section 213 of that Act.

Social Services Secretary
 (12) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Data‑matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990:
 (a) the Secretary's powers and functions under section 44‑24 relating to making a determination for the purposes of working out a care recipient's *total assessable income; or
 (b) the Secretary's powers and functions under section 85‑4 or 85‑5 relating to reconsidering a determination under section 44‑24 for the purposes of working out a care recipient's total assessable income.
 (13) If, under subsection (12), the Secretary delegates a power or function to the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Data‑matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990, the Secretary of that Department may, in writing, sub‑delegate the power or function to an APS employee in that Department.

Person making an assessment for the purposes of section 22‑4
 (14) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to a person making an assessment for the purposes of section 22‑4:
 (a) all or any of the Secretary's powers and functions under Part 2.3; and
 (b) all or any of the Secretary's powers and functions under the Subsidy Principles that relate to respite supplement.

Person to make assessment under section 29C‑3
 (15) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate the Secretary's powers and functions under section 29C‑3 (Secretary may assess care recipients) to a person who satisfies the criteria specified in the Classification Principles for the purposes of this subsection.

SES employee etc. in the Department
 (15A) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate the powers conferred on the Secretary under the determination made under subsection 44‑3(2) to an SES employee, or an acting SES employee, in the Department.
Note: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Sub‑delegation
 (16) Sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to a sub‑delegation in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply to a delegation.

96‑2A  Identity cards for certain delegates
 (1) The Secretary must cause an identity card to be issued to each person to whom the Secretary's powers and functions under section 29C‑3 are delegated under subsection 96‑2(15).
Note: Section 29C‑3 provides for assessments of the care needs of care recipients for the purposes of making classifications under Part 2.4A.

Form of identity card
 (2) The identity card must:
 (a) be in the form approved in an instrument under subsection (3); and
 (b) include a photograph of the person that is