Section 56EZ — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Delegation to the Commission etc.
Text of the provision Official document
(1) This section applies in relation to the following functions or powers (the safeguard enforcement functions or powers): (a) the Information Commissioner’s functions or powers under section 56ER; (b) the Information Commissioner’s functions or powers under Part IIIC or V of the Privacy Act 1988, as those Parts apply because of sections 56ES and 56ET of this Act; (c) the Information Commissioner’s functions or powers under Part 4, 6 or 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, that are conferred because of this Subdivision. (2) The Information Commissioner may delegate, in writing, any of the safeguard enforcement functions or powers to: (a) the Commission; or (b) a member of the Commission; or (c) a member of the staff of the Commission referred to in section 27 of this Act. (3) However, the Information Commissioner must not delegate a safeguard enforcement function or power under subsection (2) unless: (a) the Commission has agreed to the delegation in writing; and (b) in the case of a delegation to a staff member referred to in paragraph (2)(c)—the Commission is satisfied that the staff member: (i) is an SES employee or acting SES employee; or (ii) is holding or performing the duties of a sufficiently senior office or position for the function or power.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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