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Section 8: Can I delegate my role as an Authoriser?

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Some types of Authorisers can delegate their authorisation functions to an appropriate staff member on an ongoing basis.

Other types of Authorisers, such as school principals and people responsible for the overall management of non-council based Maternal and Child Health services, may not delegate their Authorisation functions on an ongoing basis. Please see Authorisers who may delegate the authorisation function and Authorisers who may not delegate the authorisation function for more detail.

Please note that you only need to investigate this option if you would like to transfer your authorisation powers to someone else in your organisation on an ongoing basis. If you want to transfer your powers on a temporary basis for a period of up to 90 days, you should use the temporary transfer process. See Section 7: What do I do if I go on leave or my role changes? for more information. Please contact Child Link at childlink@education.vic.gov.au if you would like to explore delegating your powers of authorisation.

Authorisers who may delegate the authorisation function

  • Secretary to the Department of Education
  • Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing1
  • Secretary to the Department of Health2
  • Principal Commissioner for Commission for Children and Young People
  • Disability Services Commissioner
  • Chief Executive Officer of a Council
  • Approved provider of an approved children’s service (formerly a licensee of a licensed children’s service, or an approved provider of an approved education and care service)

Authorisers who may not delegate the authorisation function

  • Person or body responsible for the governance, conduct or management of a non-government school, including Catholic or Independent schools
  • Principal of a non-government school, including Catholic or Independent schools
  • Principal of a government school
  • Person who has overall management and control of a Maternal and Child Health service (where that service is delivered on behalf of a council)
  • Person who has overall management and control of the non-council Maternal and Child Health provider3
  • Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Co-operative Limited

If you would like more information about delegating your Authoriser function, please see the Appendix 2.

Footnotes

  1. The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing can also delegate any power, duty or function they have under Part 7A of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 (CWS Act) using section 46L of the Act (in accordance with the General Orders issued by the Premier).
  2. The Secretary to the Department of Health can also delegate any power, duty or function they have under Part 7A of the CWS Act using section 46L of the Act (in accordance with the General Orders issued by the Premier). The Secretary to the Department of Health also has a general delegation power under section 15 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
  3. Regulation 11(1) of the Child Wellbeing and Safety (Child Link) Regulations 2019.

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