Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2011 (3 of 2011)

Schedule 3   Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

4   After subsection 31(1A)

Insert:

(1B) The Director may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing signed by him or her, delegate to:

(a) a person performing a similar role under a law of a State or Territory; or

(b) a member of the staff of a State or Territory authority (within the meaning of subsection 15(3)) who is a legal practitioner; or

(c) a person authorised by, or under, a law of a State or Territory to institute or conduct prosecutions for offences against the laws of the State or Territory; or

(d) a person included in a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;

all or any of the Director's functions and powers under the following provisions:

(e) paragraphs 6(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e);

(f) paragraph 6(1)(n) (so far as it relates to the functions covered by paragraph (e) of this subsection);

(g) subsections 6(2A), (2B) and (2C);

(h) subsections 9(7), (8A) and (8B);

(i) other provisions of this Act prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

(1C) If a function is delegated under subsection (1B) to a person, the person need not accept the function delegated.