Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , appoint a person to be Chief Fire Control Officer.
(2) The functions of the Chief Fire Control Officer are:
(a) to implement measures for fire prevention and control arising out of advice given by the Council under section 9(a); and
(b) to assist the Council generally in the exercise and performance of its powers, duties and functions,
and the Chief Fire Control Officer has all such powers as are necessary to carry out his functions.
(3) The Chief Fire Control Officer may, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person any of his powers and functions under subsection (2).
(4) A power or function so delegated, when exercised or performed by the delegate, shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have been exercised or performed by the Chief Fire Control Officer.
(5) A delegation under section (3) does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Chief Fire Control Officer.