17Delegation

#### 17 Delegation (1) The Statistician may, by signed instrument, delegate to an officer all or any of his or her powers under this Act or any other law. (1A) However, the Statistician must not delegate a power under subsection 10(2), (3) or (4) or section 11 or 18 to a person who performs services in accordance with an arrangement made under section 16A of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. (2) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act or that other law, as the case may be, be deemed to have been exercised by the Statistician.