Section 71ZA — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Chief executive may delegate

71ZA Chief executive may delegate (1) The chief executive may delegate the administration of all or any part of this Part to 1 or more persons. (2) The delegation must be in writing. (3) Section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988 applies if the delegation is to a chief executive or to an employee (as those terms are defined in that Act). (4) If the delegation is to another person,— (a) the delegation may not include the power to delegate under this section; and (b) subject to any general or special directions given or conditions imposed by the chief executive, the person to whom the delegation is made may administer this Part in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act (and not the delegation) so provided; and (c) every person purporting to act under the delegation is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation. Part 7A (comprising sections 71A to 71ZA) was inserted, as from 1 July 2002, by section 4(2) Parental Leave And Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7). Subsection (3) was amended, as from 25 January 2005, by section 19(1) State Sector Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 114) by omitting the words “ or to a member of the senior executive service ” .