Government Procurement Act 2001

The registrar has the following functions:

to promote an understanding and acceptance of, and compliance with, this part;

to undertake research, and develop educational and other programs, for the purpose of enabling holders of secure local jobs code certificates to comply with the code;

to advise the Minister on any matter relevant to the operation of this part;

to provide secretariat support to the council;

any other function given to the registrar under this Act or another territory law.

A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).

In exercising the registrar’s functions, the registrar is not subject to direction by the director-general.