(1) The Minister may, in an instrument by which a function is delegated under section 15(1), authorise the Authority to subdelegate that function to ¾

(a) the chief executive officer;

(b) a member; or

(c) a member of staff.

(2) The Authority may, in an instrument by which a function is delegated under section 15(2)(a), authorise the chief executive officer to subdelegate that function to ¾

(a) a member;

(b) a member of staff; or

(c) a consultative committee.

(3) A subdelegation under this section must be made in writing.

(4) Performance by a subdelegate of a function subdelegated under subsection (1) or (2) ¾

(a) is taken to be in accordance with the terms of a subdelegation under this section, unless the contrary is shown; and

(b) is to be treated as performance by the delegator who made the original delegation under section 15.

(5) Sections 58 and 59 of the Interpretation Act 1984 apply to a subdelegation under this section in the same way as they apply to a delegation.

[Section 16 inserted by No. 38 of 2002 s. 10.]