Part 4Administration
42Delegation of Director-General's powers and functions
Subject to subsection (2), the Director-General may from time to time delegate any of his powers and functions under this Act (except this power of delegation) to any officer or officers of the Department specified by him, either in respect of matters within his jurisdiction generally, or in any particular case or matter, or any particular class of cases or matters, or in respect of any national park or parks.
The Director-General shall not delegate any powers delegated to him by the Minister without the written consent of the Minister.
The officer or officers referred to in subsection (1) may be an officer or officers referred to by name or the officer or officers who for the time being and from time to time hold specified positions in the Department.
Subject to any general or special directions given or conditions attached by the Director-General, any officer to whom any power or function has been so delegated may exercise that power or perform that function in the same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred on him directly by this section and not by delegation.
Every officer purporting to act under any delegation under this section shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of that delegation.
Any such delegation may at any time be revoked by the Director-General in whole or in any part, but that revocation shall not affect in any way anything done under the delegated authority before the revocation.
No such delegation shall prevent the exercise by the Director-General himself of any of the powers and functions conferred on him by this Act.