Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984 (Qld)

Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984

An Act to provide for the production, supply, distribution, sale, use and conservation of liquid fuel in the event of a shortage of liquid fuel occurring in the State and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984.

2 Commencement (1) Section 1 and this section shall commence on the day this Act is assented to for and on behalf of Her Majesty. (2) Except as provided by subsection (1), the provisions of this Act shall commence on a date to be appointed by proclamation. (3) The date so appointed is in this Act referred to as the commencement of this Act.

3 Application of Act to Crown This Act binds the Crown but nothing in this Act renders the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

4 [Repealed]

5 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

Part 2 Administration

6 Minister This Act shall be administered by the Minister for Mines and Energy or such other Minister of the Crown as is for the time being charged with the administration of this Act.

7 Delegation (1) The Minister may by instrument in writing delegate all or any of the Minister's powers and functions under this Act, except this power of delegation, to any person or persons and may make such number of delegations of the same power or function concurrently as the Minister thinks fit. (2) A power or function so delegated may be exercised or discharged by the delegate in accordance with the instrument of delegation and when so exercised or discharged shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have been exercised or discharged by the Minister. (3) A delegation under this section is revocable at the Minister's will and does not derogate from the Minister's power to act personally in any matter. (4) A person purporting to exercise a power or to discharge a function pursuant to a delegation under this section shall be presumed to be acting in accordance with the instrument of delegation in the absence of proof to the contrary.