Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00024:section:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00024
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6
Character Range: 4817–6001

6  Delegation

Delegation by a Minister
 (1) A Minister may, by writing, delegate the Minister's power to make an agreement for the purposes of section 5 to an official of any non‑corporate Commonwealth entity who:
 (a) is an SES employee, or an acting SES employee; or
 (b) holds, or is acting in, a position that is equivalent to, or higher than, a position occupied by an SES employee.
Note: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
 (2) In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister.

Delegation by an accountable authority
 (3) An accountable authority of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity may, by writing, delegate the authority's power to make an agreement for the purposes of section 5 to an official of any non‑corporate Commonwealth entity who:
 (a) is an SES employee, or an acting SES employee; or
 (b) holds, or is acting in, a position that is equivalent to, or higher than, a position occupied by an SES employee.
 (4) In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the accountable authority.