Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Registrar-General shall have and may exercise or execute in relation to the Territory all the powers, functions, and duties of the Registrar-General for the State of South Australia under the law in force in the Territory immediately prior to the acceptance of the Territory by the Commonwealth, together with such other powers, functions and duties as are from time to time conferred on the Registrar-General by any law of the Territory.
(2) The Registrar-General may, by writing signed by him or her, delegate to a person any of his or her powers and functions under this or any other Act (except this power of delegation), and may do so either generally, or with respect to a matter or class or description of matters specified in the instrument of delegation, or subject to any other limitations, qualifications or conditions so specified.
(3) A power or function delegated under subsection (2), when exercised or performed by the delegate, shall be deemed for all purposes to have been exercised or performed by the Registrar-General.
(4) A delegation under subsection (2) does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Registrar-General in person.
(5) The Registrar-General may give directions:
(a) to a Deputy Registrar-General – with respect to the Deputy Registrar-General's exercise or performance of any power or function by virtue of section 5(2); and
(b) to the delegate of a power or function under subsection (2) – with respect to the delegate's exercise or performance of that power or function.