Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
Consolidated to 1 January 1998

11 Registrar to have general administration of Act

The Registrar has the general administration of this Act.

   (1) The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year,
prepare and furnish to the Minister a report on the working of this Act.

   (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before each
House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on
which the Minister receives the report.

   (3) For the purposes of section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , a
report that is required by subsection (1) to be furnished as soon as
practicable after 30 June in a year shall be taken to be a periodic report
relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.

   (1) The Registrar may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Registrar's
powers or functions under this Act to:

   (a) a Deputy Registrar; or

   (b) the Secretary; or

   (c) an officer or employee of:

   (i) the branch of the Australian Public Service under the direct control of
the Registrar (whether as Registrar or Commissioner); or

   (ii) the Department of Social Security.

   (1A) The Registrar may, in accordance with service arrangements, delegate,
in writing, all or any of his or her powers or functions under this Act to the
CEO or an employee of the Services Delivery Agency.

   (2) A delegation under subsection (1) may be made subject to a power of
review and alteration by the Registrar, within a period specified in the
instrument of delegation, of acts done under the delegation.

   (3) A delegation under subsection (1) continues in force even though there
has been a change in the occupancy of, or there is a vacancy in, the office of
Registrar, but, for the purposes of the application of subsection 33(3) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 in relation to such a delegation, nothing in any
law shall be taken to preclude the revocation or variation of the delegation
by the same or a subsequent holder of the office.

147  Registrar has general administration of Act

The Registrar has the general administration of this Act.

 (1) The Registrar must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, give to the Minister a report on the working of this Act.
 (2) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament.
 (3) For the purposes of section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a report that is required by subsection (1) to be furnished as soon as practicable after 30 June in a year is to be taken to be a periodic report relating to the working of this Act during the year ending on that 30 June.

 (1) The Registrar may, in writing, delegate all or any of the Registrar's powers or functions under this Act to:

 (a) a Deputy Registrar; or
 (b) the Secretary to the Department of Social Security; or
 (c) an officer or employee of:

 (i) the branch of the Australian Public Service under the direct control of the Registrar (whether as Registrar or Commissioner); or
 (ii) the Department of Social Security.

 (1AA) The Registrar may, in accordance with service arrangements, delegate in writing all or any of his or her powers or functions under this Act to the CEO or an employee of the Services Delivery Agency.
 (1A) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Registrar may also, in writing, delegate all or any of the Registrar's powers or functions to a person engaged by the Registrar for the purposes of Part 6A.
 (2) A delegation may be made subject to a power of review and alteration by the Registrar, within a period specified in the delegation, of acts done under the delegation.
 (3) A delegation continues in force even though there has been a change in the occupancy of, or there is a vacancy in, the office of Registrar, but, for the purposes of the application of subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 in relation to such a delegation, nothing in any law is to be taken to preclude the revocation or variation of the delegation by the same or a subsequent holder of the office.