Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY ACT 2011 - SECT 40

  (1)   The Authority may, by writing, delegate any or all of its functions and powers to:

  (a)   the CEO; or

  (b)   an Authority member or associate Authority member; or

  (c)   a person who is:

  (i)   a member of the staff of the Authority; and

  (ii)   an SES employee or acting SES employee; or

  (d)   a person who is:

  (i)   a member of the staff of the Authority; and

  (ii)   an APS employee who holds or performs the duties of an Executive Level 2 position or an equivalent position; or

  (e)   a person who is:

  (i)   an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Climate Change Department; and

  (ii)   a person assisting the Authority under section   53; or

  (f)   a person who:

  (i)   is an APS employee in the Climate Change Department; and

  (ii)   is a person assisting the Authority under section   53; and

  (iii)   holds or performs the duties of an Executive Level 2 position or an equivalent position.

Note:   The expressions APS employee , SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (2)   A delegate must comply with any written directions of the Authority.

  (3)   The Authority must not delegate a function or power to an associate Authority member unless the function or power relates to a matter connected with:

  (a)   the review specified in the associate Authority member's instrument of appointment; or

  (b)   assisting the Climate Change Minister to prepare the Commonwealth Government's response to recommendations set out in a report of the review specified in the associate Authority member's instrument of appointment.