535Principal registrar, registrars and deputy registrars

535 Principal registrar, registrars and deputy registrars (1) There continues to be the following officers of the Court— (a) a principal registrar employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004**; (b) registrars; (c) deputy registrars. (2) Any person who for the time being holds the office of registrar or deputy registrar of the Magistrates' Court also holds the office of registrar or deputy registrar (as the case requires) of the Children's Court. (3) The principal registrar, registrars and deputy registrars have the duties, powers and functions provided by this Act and the regulations. (4) The principal registrar may, by instrument, delegate to any registrar or class of registrar any function or power of the principal registrar under this Act or the regulations, except this power of delegation. (5) A deputy registrar may, subject to this Act and the regulations and to any directions of a registrar, exercise any of the powers or perform any of the functions of a registrar.