Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Bill

Final Stages

The House of Assembly agreed to the bill with the amendment indicated by the following schedule, to which amendment the House of Assembly desires the concurrence of the Legislative Council:

No. 1. Page 4, after line 1, insert:

6—Amendment of section 57—Fidelity Fund

Section 57—after subsection (6) insert:

(7) The Attorney-General may delegate to a person (including a person 5 for the time being performing particular duties or holding or acting in a particular position) a function or power under this section.

(8) A delegation under subsection (7)—

(a) must be by instrument in writing; and

(b) may be absolute or conditional; and 10

(c) does not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in a matter; and

(d) is revocable at will.

(9) A function or power delegated under subsection (7) may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated in 15 accordance with that instrument.

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I move:

That the House of Assembly's amendment be agreed to.

Motion carried.