# Delegate not required to perform certain administrative tasks

> act-s497 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

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.