Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Office of the Special Investigator, by instrument, may delegate to an OSI officer any duty, function or power of the Office of the Special Investigator under this Act, or any other Act, other than this power of delegation.
(2) The Special Investigator, by instrument, may delegate to a person qualified as specified in subsection (3) any duty, function or power that will enable the person to act in respect of a matter the Special Investigator has declared under section 18 they are unable to act by reason of an actual or perceived conflict of interest.
(3) A person is qualified for the purposes of subsection (2) if—
(a) the person is a member of staff employed or engaged under section 22 or a person engaged as a consultant under section 23; and
(b) the person has been an Australian lawyer for not less than 10 years; and
(c) in the opinion of the Special Investigator, the person has special knowledge or experience in—
(i) criminal legal practice; or
(ii) criminal investigations.