Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (46 of 2011)

Schedule 1   Main amendments

Acts Interpretation Act 1901

89   At the end of section 34AB

Add:

Addition of functions, duties or powers

(2) If:

(a) a person (the delegator ) or body (also the delegator ) delegates all the person’s or body’s functions, duties or powers under an Act, or a provision of an Act, to another person or body; and

(b) the Act is amended to give the delegator one or more additional functions, duties or powers under the Act or provision; and

(c) the delegation is in force immediately before the amendment takes effect;

then, on and after the amendment taking effect, the delegation is taken to include the additional functions, duties or powers.

Alteration of functions, duties or powers

(3) If:

(a) a person or body delegates one or more of the person’s or body’s functions, duties or powers under an Act, or a provision of an Act, to another person or body; and

(b) the Act is amended to alter the scope of one or more of those functions, duties or powers under the Act or provision; and

(c) the delegation is in force immediately before the amendment takes effect;

then, on and after the amendment taking effect, the delegation is taken to include the functions, duties or powers as altered.