Section 497 — Delegate not required to perform certain administrative tasks
CurrentPart 9—Miscellaneous · Division 2—Other · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Section 497
- As in force on
- 4 June 2026
- Citation
- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 497 — Delegate not required to perform certain administrative tasks
497 Delegate not required to perform certain administrative tasks
(1) If the Minister delegates the power to grant or refuse to grant visas, the delegation does not require the delegate personally to perform any task in connection with the grant or refusal, except the taking of a decision in each case whether or not a visa should be granted.
(2) If the Minister delegates the power to cancel visas, the delegation does not require the delegate personally to perform any task in connection with the cancellation, except the taking of a decision in each case whether a visa should be cancelled.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) shall be taken to imply that:
(a) a person on whom a power is conferred by or under this or any other Act; or
(b) a delegate of such a person;
is required personally to perform all administrative and clerical tasks connected with the exercise of the power.

