Infrastructure Australia Amendment Act 2014 (77 of 2014)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Amendments relating to Infrastructure Australia and the Infrastructure Coordinator

Infrastructure Australia Act 2008

42   After section 40

Insert:

40A Delegation by Infrastructure Australia

(1) Infrastructure Australia may, in writing under its seal, delegate any or all of its powers or functions under this Act to:

(a) a member of the Board; or

(b) the CEO.

(2) In exercising any powers or performing any functions under the delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of Infrastructure Australia.

40B Delegation by Board

(1) The Board may, in writing, delegate any or all of its powers or functions under this Act to:

(a) a member of the Board; or

(b) the CEO.

(2) In exercising any powers or performing any functions under the delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Board.

40C Delegation and subdelegation by CEO

(1) The CEO may, in writing, delegate any of the CEO's powers or functions under this Act to a person mentioned in section 39 or 39A who:

(a) is an SES employee, or acting SES employee; or

(b) holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2 position; or

(c) occupies an office or holds a position equivalent to that of an SES employee or an Executive Level 2 position.

(2) If the Infrastructure Australia or the Board delegates a power or function under subsection 40A(1) or 40B(1) to the CEO, the CEO may, in writing, subdelegate the power or function to a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) of this section.

(3) In exercising any powers or performing any functions under the delegation or subdelegation, the delegate or subdelegate must comply with any directions of the CEO.

(4) Sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to a subdelegation in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply in relation to a delegation.

Part 2 - Consequential amendments