Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00004:clause:5_18e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00004
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 18E
Character Range: 27515–29298

18E  Applied laws—effect of directions and delegations

Scope
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) the responsible Commonwealth Minister directs, under paragraph 18B(3)(a) or subsection 18D(4), that all the powers of a person or authority (the first mentioned person or authority) under an applied law are vested in another person or authority; or
 (b) the responsible Commonwealth Minister delegates to a person or authority, under paragraph 18B(3)(b), all the powers of a person or authority (also the first mentioned person or authority) under an applied law; or
 (c) a person or authority delegates to another person or authority, under subsection 18B(5) or 18D(6), all the powers of a person or authority (also the first mentioned person or authority) under an applied law.

Addition of powers
 (2) If:
 (a) the applied law is amended to give the first mentioned person or authority one or more additional powers under the law; and
 (b) the direction or delegation is in force immediately before the amendment takes effect;
then, on and after the amendment taking effect, the direction or delegation is taken to include the additional powers.

Alteration of powers
 (3) If:
 (a) the applied law is amended to alter the scope of one or more of the powers of the first mentioned person or authority under the law; and
 (b) the direction or delegation is in force immediately before the amendment takes effect;
then, on and after the amendment taking effect, the direction or delegation is taken to include the powers as altered.

Amendments of applied laws
 (4) An applied law is amended if:
 (a) the applied law is amended by a section 19A Ordinance; or
 (b) the corresponding law of the applied law jurisdiction is amended.

Division 2—Legislative powers of the Governor‑General