(1)  A Minister may delegate to a State Service officer or a State Service employee any of the functions or powers of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of delegation.

(2)  A reference in this section to a function or power of a Minister includes a reference to a function or power that the Minister has in conjunction with another Minister under this Act.

(3)  The responsible Ministers may, under subsection (1) , delegate to the same, or a different, State Service officer or a State Service employee any of the functions or powers of the responsible Ministers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.