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So what does SubSection 3 mean???

The Commonwealth Minister can NOT delegate their Authority for an OFFSHORE AREA???????

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 778

Delegation by responsible Commonwealth Minister

(1)Theresponsible Commonwealth Ministermay, by writing, delegate any or all of his or herfunctionsor powersunder this Actor theregulationsto:

(aa)the Chief Executive Officer ofNOPSEMA; or

(a)theSecretary; or

(b)an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.

Note:The expressionsSES employeeandacting SES employeeare defined in section2Bof theActs Interpretation Act 1901.

(2)In performingfunctionsor exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of theresponsible Commonwealth Minister.

Note:See sections34AAto34Aof theActs Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister's functions or powers under this Act or the regulations as, or as a member of, the Joint Authority for an offshore area.

Sub-delegation

(4)If afunctionor power is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer ofNOPSEMAundersubsection(1), the Chief Executive Officer ofNOPSEMAmay, by writing, sub-delegate thefunctionor power to a member of the staff ofNOPSEMA.

(5)Sections34AA,34ABand34Aof theActs Interpretation Act 1901apply in relation to the sub-delegation in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply in relation to a delegation.

(6)In performingfunctionsor exercising powers under a sub-delegation, the sub-delegate must comply with any directions of theresponsible Commonwealth Minister.