40   Delegations by local health district

(cf AHS Act s 34)

(1)  A local health district may delegate any of its functions (other than a function set out in subsection (1A)) to:

(a)  any member of the NSW Health Service, or

(b)  a visiting practitioner, council or committee appointed by the local health district, or

(c)  a body appointed by the Minister or Director-General under this or any other Act, or

(d)  a person or body of a class prescribed by the regulations.

Note. Section 49 of the Interpretation Act 1987 contains general provisions relating to the delegation of functions.

(1A)  A local health district cannot delegate:

(a)  its power of delegation under this section, or

(b)  its functions under section 31 (2), or

(c)  the power to make by-laws.

(2)  The Director-General may give any direction to a local health district concerning delegations under this section that the Director-General thinks fit.

(3)  Nothing in this section authorises a local health district to delegate the whole of its functions to another person.

(4)  (Repealed)