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Land Transport Act 1993  088
Commenced: 20 Aug 1993
III: Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand
29   Delegation of Authority's or Director's functions or powers to persons outside Authority




   29. Delegation of Authority's or Director's functions or powers to
 persons outside Authority---(1) Subject to this section, the Authority
 may from time to time, either generally or particularly, delegate to any
 person who is not an employee of the Authority all or any of the
 Authority's functions and powers under this Act or any other Act, or
 under any regulations or rules made under this Act or any other Act.

   (2) Subject to this section, the Director may from time to time,
 either generally or particularly, delegate to any person who is not an
 employee of the Authority any of the Director's functions and powers
 under this Act or any other Act, or under regulations or rules made
 under this Act or any other Act, other than---
   (a) The power to amend or revoke land transport documents; or
   (b) The power to issue infringement notices.

   (3) Every delegation under this section shall be in writing.

   (4) No delegation shall be made under this section without the written
 consent of the Minister.

   (5) In any case where the Authority or the Director has delegated any
 functions or powers to any person under this section, that person may,
 with the prior approval in writing of the Minister, delegate to any
 other person such of those functions or powers as are so approved.

   (6) Subject to any general or special directions given or conditions
 imposed by the Authority or the Director, as the case may be, any person
 may exercise any functions or powers delegated under this section in the
 same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred or
 imposed on that person directly by this section and not by delegation.

   (7) Any delegation under this section may be made to a specified
 person or persons of a specified class or to the holder or holders for
 the time being of a specified office or specified class of office.

   (8) Every delegation under this section shall be given for a specified
 period but in any event shall be revocable at will.

   (9) No delegation under this section shall affect or prevent the
 performance or exercise of any function or power by the Authority or the
 Director, as the case may be, nor shall any such delegation affect the
 responsibility of the Authority or the Director, as the case may be, for
 the actions of any person acting under the delegation.

   (10) Every delegation under this section shall, until it is revoked or
 it expires, continue in force according to its tenor, notwithstanding
 the fact that the person by whom it was made may cease to hold office,
 and shall continue to have effect as if it were made by the person for
 the time being holding that office.

   (11) Every person purporting to act under any delegation under this
 section shall, when reasonably requested to do so, produce evidence of
 his or her authority to so act.

   (12) Any person who exercises any function or power under a delegation
 made under this section may charge the person in respect of whom the
 function or power is exercised a reasonable fee in respect of the
 exercise of that function or power.
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