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11.1.3 Authorisation to make decision on another's behalf

Context

The Registrar has issued a written authorisation to enable certain Services Australia officers to make decisions on behalf of the Registrar.

Act references

CSRC Act section 15, section 61

CSA Act section 149

Description

The Registrar has signed an instrument of authorisation that covers most of the decision-making powers in the CSA Act and the CSRC Act. This instrument authorises officers to make particular types of decisions on the basis of their position. The instrument of authorisation itemises the levels at which decisions can be made under the CSA Act and the CSRC Act. An officer who makes a decision under an authorisation is doing so as an agent of the person who holds the power to make the decision (that is, the Registrar).

The CSRC Act also provides that an officer authorised by the Registrar may enter an employer's premises to inspect records for the purposes of collecting child support (1.1.C.60) from salary and wages. The Registrar, or a delegate of the Registrar, provides these officers with a personal written authority for this to occur.

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