107Functions of the Director‑General

107 Functions of the Director‑General

(1) The functions of the Director‑General are: (a) to manage the administration of the Regulator; and (b) to ensure the proper, efficient and effective performance of the Regulator’s functions; and (c) to determine objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by the Regulator in the performance of its functions; and (d) to ensure that the Regulator complies with any directions given by the Minister under subsection 105(1); and (e) to ensure that the Regulator’s functions are performed having regard to the security of naval nuclear propulsion information; and (f) any other functions conferred on the Director‑General under this Act or any other Commonwealth law; and (g) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions. Paragraphs (a) to (g) do not limit each other.

Note: For the purposes of paragraph (f), an example of a function conferred on the Director‑General under this Act is the function of appointing inspectors (see section 86).

(2) The Director‑General has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of the Director‑General’s functions.