Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, in writing, delegate to the Secretary the Minister's functions or powers under the following provisions:
(a) subsection 130(3) (about prescribing a person to be a reporting entity);
(b) section 145 (about publishing Chapter 5 reports and information);
(c) section 147 (about publishing non - compliance information in relation to Chapter 5).
Note: See also sections 34AA to 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , which contain extra rules about delegations.
(2) In exercising functions or powers delegated under subsection (1), the Secretary must comply with any directions of the Minister.