Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 - SECT 51

  (1)   The Minister may, in writing, delegate to a person who is an officer within the meaning of paragraph   (a), (b), (c) or (g) of the definition of officer in subsection   6(1) any or all of the Minister's powers and functions under the following provisions:

  (a)   section   7;

  (b)   section   9;

  (c)   subsection   11(3);

  (caa)   subsection   12(2), if the power is exercised because of a refusal/cancellation request made under subsection   12(1A);

  (ca)   section   19A;

  (d)   section   22;

  (da)   section   22AA;

  (e)   section   42;

  (f)   section   45;

  (g)   section   46;

  (h)   subsection   49(4);

  (ha)   subsection   53(2);

  (hb)   subsection   53(4);

  (i)   section   55.

  (1A)   The Minister may, in writing, delegate to the Secretary of the Department the Minister's power under subsection   22A(1).

  (2)   The Minister may, in writing, delegate to the Administrator of an external Territory any or all of the Minister's powers under this Act (except subsection   (1)), to be exercised by the Administrator only in, or in relation to, the external Territory.

  (3)   In exercising powers or functions under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister.