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Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/24)
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5  Delegation
 (1) The Minister may, by writing, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, delegate to any officer of the Department or to a person performing the duties of an office in the Department all or any of the Minister's powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
 (2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Minister.
 (3) A delegation of a power under this section does not prevent the exercise of the power by the Minister.

Schedule
Subsection 3(1)

AN AGREEMENT made the  day of
One thousand nine hundred and eighty‑five between—
the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
(in this Agreement called "the Commonwealth")
of the one part, and
the STATE OF
(in this Agreement called "the State")
of the other part.
WHEREAS—
    (A) for many years, the States, local governments and community organisations have been providing and funding a range of home and community care services;
    (B) the Commonwealth has been providing financial assistance and subsidies in respect of the provision of certain home and community care services pursuant to—
      the Home Nursing Subsidy Act 1956,
      the States Grants (Paramedical Services) Act 1969,
      the States Grants (Home Care) Act 1969, and
      the Delivered Meals Subsidy Act 1970
     of the Commonwealth Parliament;
    (C) the Commonwealth and the State wish—
       (i) to develop a comprehensive range of integrated home and community care services for frail or at risk aged persons and younger disabled persons in order to facilitate the maintenance of those persons in their own homes; and
       (ii) to provide moneys, on a co‑ordinated basis, to assist in the provision of those services,

    NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

PART I—OPERATION OF AGREEMENT

1. This agreement shall be deemed to have come into force on 1 July 1985 and shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with clause 31.

2. Acts or things consistent with the provisions of this agreement which have been done by or on behalf of a party in anticipation of its coming into force shall be regarded as having been done under this agreement and in accordance with its provisions.

PART II—INTERPRETATION

3. (1) In this agreement—
    "Commonwealth Minister" means the Minister of State of the Commonwealth for the time being responsible for the administration of this agreement for the Commonwealth; and
    "State Minister" means the Minister of State of the State for the time being responsible for the administration of this agreement for the State, or when there is more than one such Minister, means the Minister having for the time being responsibility for the matter or class of matters