11Powers and functions under adopted laws

#### 11 Powers and functions under adopted laws (1) Subject to subsection (2), where, by any law in force in the Territory by virtue of section 6, a power or function is vested in a person or authority (not being a court), that power or function is, in relation to the Territory, vested in, and may be exercised or performed by, the Minister. (2) The Minister may direct that a power or function vested in a person or authority (not being a court) by a law in force in the Territory by virtue of section 6 shall, in relation to the Territory, be vested in, and may be exercised or performed by, such other person or authority as the Minister specifies. (3) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, by instrument in writing, delegate to a person any or all of the Minister’s powers under this section, other than this power of delegation. (4) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been exercised by the Minister. (5) A delegation of a power under this section does not prevent the exercise of the power by the Minister. (6) The Minister may appoint, on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as are determined by the Minister, such persons as the Minister considers necessary to exercise powers and perform functions under this section.