Explanatory Notes

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 11

21 July 2009

Commentary

Part 1: Border Functions

The Director of Border Revenue

Section 9: Delegation of Director’s functions

51.Section 9(1) provides that the Director may make arrangements to delegate a function. Subsection (2) states that the delegation of a function does not prevent the Director from exercising the function and does not prevent the exercise of the function by a customs revenue official designated under section 11. Subsection (3) requires that, where the Director delegates a function, the Director must monitor the exercise of the function by the person to whom it is delegated and that the person concerned must comply with the directions of the Director in exercising that function.