Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) During a biosecurity emergency period, the Agriculture Minister may, in writing, delegate to the executive head of a national response agency any or all of the functions or powers of the Minister under:
(a) section 445 (determining emergency requirements); or
(b) section 446 (emergency directions and actions), other than the power to give a direction of a kind referred to in paragraph 446(2)(h) or (i) (directions to Commonwealth officials); or
(c) section 450 (asking questions); or
(d) section 451 (requiring documents).
Note 1: The functions and powers referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) to (d) may be subdelegated (see section 454).
Note 2: See also sections 34AA and 34AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) In performing functions or exercising powers under a delegation made under subsection (1), the delegate must comply with any directions of the Agriculture Minister.