Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection 92C(8), the Director - General may, by signed writing, delegate to a person any of the Director - General's powers, functions or duties under or for the purposes of this Act that relate to:
(a) the management of ASIO employees or ASIO affiliates; or
(b) the financial management of the Organisation.
Note: For further provisions relating to delegations, see sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(1A) The Director - General may, by writing, delegate any or all of the Director - General's functions or powers under section 21A to a senior position - holder.
(1B) Subject to subsection (1C), the Director - General may, by writing, delegate any or all of the Director - General's powers and functions under subsection 82D(1) to a person who is an ASIO employee or an ASIO affiliate.
Note: Subsection 82D(1) provides that the Director - General may, on behalf of the Organisation, exercise the powers or perform the functions of the Organisation under Part IVA.
(1C) The Director - General may delegate the power or function under subsection 82D(1) to:
(a) make a security clearance decision under paragraph 82C(1)(b); or
(b) furnish a security clearance suitability assessment under paragraph 82C(1)(d) that is a prejudicial security clearance suitability assessment (within the meaning of Part IVA);
only to an ASIO employee, or an ASIO affiliate, who holds, or is acting in, a position in the Organisation that is equivalent to or higher than an Executive Level 1 position.
Note: The Director - General may, under subsection (1B), delegate the power or function under subsection 82D(1) to furnish a security clearance suitability assessment under paragraph 82C(1)(d) that is not a prejudicial security clearance suitability assessment.
(2) In exercising powers, performing functions or discharging duties under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any written direction given by the Director - General to the delegate.