(1) A Minister of the
Crown to whom a power or duty has been delegated under section 5A may, in
writing and either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of
delegation, delegate —
(a) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(b), to the
chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister
of the Crown in the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 or to
any other officer of that department; or
(b) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(c), to the
Commissioner within the meaning of the Main Roads Act 1930 or to any officer
of that Commissioner; or
(c) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(d), to a body
established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 4(1) or to an
officer of such a body; or
[(ca) deleted]
(cb) in
the case of the DBNGP Land Access Minister established by section 29(1) of the
Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Act 1997 , to the chief executive officer of the
department principally assisting the DBNGP Land Access Minister in the
administration of Part 4 of that Act or to any other officer of that
department; or
(d) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(e), to the
holder of a licence granted under the Water Services Act 2012 section 11 or
to any officer or employee of the holder of the licence; or
(da) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(ea), to the
chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister
in the administration of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 or an officer
of that department; or
(db) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(f), to the
chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister
in the administration of the Financial Management Act 2006 or to any other
officer of that department; or
(e) in
the case of the Minister of the Crown referred to in section 5A(g), to the
chief executive officer of the department principally assisting that Minister
of the Crown in the administration of the Marine and Harbours Act 1981 or to
any other officer of that department,
the whole or any part
of the power or duty.
(2) A Minister of the
Crown shall as soon as is practicable after exercising the power of delegation
conferred by subsection (1) transmit to the Minister a copy of the instrument
by which that power was exercised.
[Section 5B inserted: No. 126 of 1987 s. 38;
amended: No. 59 of 1994 s. 4; No. 89 of 1994 s. 109; No. 73 of 1995 s. 188;
No. 31 of 1997 s. 141; No. 53 of 1997 s. 52; No. 58 of 1999 s. 107(b); No. 24
of 2000 s. 14(13) and 35(4); No. 18 of 2005 s. 139; No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl.
140(1); No. 38 of 2007 s. 198(3) ; No. 25 of 2012 s. 225(3); No. 25 of 2013 s.
45; No. 4 of 2023 s. 98.]