Finance Minister’s powers, functions or duties under this Act This section provides a discretionary power for the or the rules. Finance Minister to delegate powers. (2) However, the Finance Minister may not delegate (except as Where an official does not follow the directions in the provided in subsection (3)) any of the Finance Minister’s Delegation from the Finance Minister this is powers, functions or duties under: reportable against the relevant part of the Delegation. (a) paragraph 57(b) (which is about authorising borrowing by corporate Commonwealth entities); or (b) subsection 71(1) or (2) (which is about approving expenditure); or (c) subsection 72(1) is about notifying Parliament about certain events); or (d) section 75 (which is about transfers of functions between noncorporate Commonwealth entities); or (e) section 78 (which is about special accounts); or (f) section 85 (which is about the Commonwealth forming companies etc.); or (g) section 87 (which is about establishing new corporate Commonwealth entities); or (h) section 101 (which is about the rules); or (i) Part 41A (which is about some other instruments made under this Act). (3) The Finance Minister may, by written instrument, delegate to the Finance Secretary any of the Finance Minister’s powers, functions or duties under: (a) section 75 (which is about transfers of functions between noncorporate Commonwealth entities); or (b) section 85 (which is about the Commonwealth forming companies etc.); or (c) section 87 (which is about establishing new corporate Commonwealth entities). Directions by the Finance Minister about delegation (4) In exercising powers, performing functions or discharging duties under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any written direction given by the Finance Minister to the delegate.
Finance Minister’s powers, functions or duties under this Act or the rules. (2) However, the Finance Minister may not delegate (except as provided in subsection (3)) any of the Finance Minister’s powers, functions or duties under: (a) paragraph 57(b) (which is about authorising borrowing by corporate Commonwealth entities); or (b) subsection 71(1) or (2) (which is about approving expenditure); or (c) subsection 72(1) is about notifying Parliament about certain events); or (d) section 75 (which is about transfers of functions between noncorporate Commonwealth entities); or (e) section 78 (which is about special accounts); or (f) section 85 (which is about the Commonwealth forming companies etc.); or (g) section 87 (which is about establishing new corporate Commonwealth entities); or (h) section 101 (which is about the rules); or (i) Part 41A (which is about some other instruments made under this Act). (3) The Finance Minister may, by written instrument, delegate to the Finance Secretary any of the Finance Minister’s powers, functions or duties under: (a) section 75 (which is about transfers of functions between noncorporate Commonwealth entities); or (b) section 85 (which is about the Commonwealth forming companies etc.); or (c) section 87 (which is about establishing new corporate Commonwealth entities). Directions by the Finance Minister about delegation (4) In exercising powers, performing functions or discharging duties under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any written direction given by the Finance Minister to the delegate. This section provides a discretionary power for the Finance Minister to delegate powers. Where an official does not follow the directions in the Delegation from the Finance Minister this is reportable against the relevant part of the Delegation.
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