Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 - SECT 18E

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.