Queensland Consolidated Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 2005 - SECT 45

45 Delegation by Minister

(1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s functions under this part to—

(a) the chief executive of a department; or

(b) the chief executive officer (however described) of a government owned corporation; or

(c) the chief executive officer of a rail government entity.

(2) The chief executive of a department may subdelegate the delegated functions to an appropriately qualified officer in the department.

(3) The chief executive officer of a government owned corporation may subdelegate the delegated functions to an appropriately qualified employee in—

(a) the government owned corporation; or

(b) a subsidiary of the government owned corporation.

(4) The chief executive officer of a rail government entity may subdelegate the delegated functions to an appropriately qualified employee of the rail government entity.

(5) In this section—

"appropriately qualified" , for an officer or employee to whom a function may be subdelegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate for the function.

Example of standing for officer in a department—

the officer’s classification or level in the department

"functions" includes powers.

"rail government entity" see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 , schedule 6 .