Section 213 — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Delegation by Commission

(1) The Commission may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by writing under its seal, delegate to a person referred to in subsection (4) all or any of its powers under this Act, under the regulations or under any other legislative instrument made under this Act, under the Veterans’ Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 or under any of the provisions of an Act repealed by subsection 3(1) of this Act in their application, notwithstanding their repeal, by virtue of the Veterans’ Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986, other than this power of delegation. (1A) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the Commission’s power under subsection 69B(6). (2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act or the regulations or the other legislative instrument made under this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Commission. (3) A delegation of a power under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the Commission. (4) The persons to whom a power may be delegated under subsection (1) are any of the following: (a) a commissioner or an acting commissioner; (b) an APS employee; (c) a public authority established by a law of the Commonwealth; (d) an officer or employee of a public authority referred to in paragraph (c); (e) a person who performs services on behalf of the Commission under a contract made between the person and: (i) the Commission; or (ii) the Commonwealth; (f) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (e).