(1) The Minister may, by writing, delegate any or all of his or her functions or powers under this Act to:
(a) the Secretary of the Department; or
(b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.
Note: The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) However, subsection ( 1) does not apply to the Minister's functions or powers under section 9 , 16 , 17 , 21 , 32 , 39 or 50 .
( 3 ) In performing any functions or exercising any powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister.