Western Australian Numbered Acts

BUILDING ACT 2011 (NO. 24 OF 2011) - SECT 127

127 .         Delegation: special permit authorities and local governments

        (1)         A special permit authority or a local government may delegate any of its powers or duties as a permit authority under another provision of this Act.

        (2)         A delegation of a special permit authority’s powers or duties may be only to an employee of the special permit authority, or to an employee of one of the legal entities that comprise the special permit authority.

        (3)         A delegation of a local government’s powers or duties may be only to a person employed by the local government under the Local Government Act 1995 section 5.36.

        (4)         The delegation must be in writing executed by or on behalf of the special permit authority or by the local government.

        (5)         A person to whom a power or duty is delegated under this section cannot delegate that power or duty.

        (6)         A person exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person under this section is to be taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.

        (7)         Nothing in this section limits the ability of the permit authority to perform a function through an officer or agent.