Economic Regulator Act 2009
16AAssistant Regulator
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16A Assistant Regulator
[Section 16A Inserted by No. 13 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2015]
(1) The Minister may appoint a person as Assistant Regulator to perform a specific function of the Regulator as specified in the instrument of appointment.
(2) The appointment of a person under subsection (1) –
(a) is for the period required to complete the function specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(b) is subject to, and has effect in accordance with, the terms and conditions (including remuneration and allowances) specified in the instrument of appointment.
(3) While a person is acting as an Assistant Regulator in accordance with this section, that person –
(a) is, subject to paragraph (b) , taken to be the Regulator in respect of the specific function the person has been appointed to perform; and
(b) may only make a determination or decision as the Regulator if that determination or decision has been agreed to by the Regulator or Acting Regulator.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents the Regulator, or Acting Regulator, from performing a function that an Assistant Regulator has been appointed to perform.