(1) Except as provided by this section, and despite any other Act or law to the contrary, the functions of a chief officer under this Act must not be delegated to any other person.
(2) A chief officer may delegate to a senior officer of the law enforcement agency any of the chief officer's functions under this Act.
(3) In this section:
"senior officer "means a person for the time being holding office as—
(a) in relation to the Australian Federal Police—a deputy chief police officer; or
(b) in relation to the Australian Crime Commission, any of the following:
(i) the Director National Operations;
(ii) a Director;
(iii) an office of the Australian Crime Commission that is prescribed by regulation.