Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
public authority means —
(a) a
Minister of the State;
(b) an
agency, authority or instrumentality of the State; or
(c) a
local government; or
(d) a
body, whether corporate or unincorporate, that is established or continued for
a public purpose under a written law.
(2) Without limiting
sections 5A and 5B, the Minister may delegate any power or duty of the
Minister under section 112 to —
(a) a
public authority or an officer or employee of a public authority; or
(b) any
other person.
(3) Notice of the
delegation is to be published in the Gazette .
(4) A person
exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person
under this section is taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the
delegation unless the contrary is shown.
(5) Nothing in this
section limits the ability of the Minister to perform a function through an
officer or agent.
[Section 113 inserted: No. 36 of 2007 Sch. 4 cl.
5.]