(1) Subject to any directions of the Director, the Associate Director has all the powers and functions of the Director, except the Director's powers of delegation under section 31.
(2) A power or function that is exercised or performed by the Associate Director is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been exercised or performed by the Director.
(3) Where, under this Act, the exercise of a power or
performance of a function by the Director depends on the opinion, belief or
state of mind of the Director in relation to a matter, the power or function
may be exercised or performed by the Associate Director depending on the
opinion, belief or state of mind of the Associate Director in relation to that
matter.