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Industrial Relations Act 1984
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### 18 Staff of Commission
> > (1) *\[Section 18 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 18 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja73@GC2@Hpa@EN) The Minister administering the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) is to appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be Registrar of the Commission and that officer or employee is to hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
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> > (1A) [*\[Section 18 Subsection (1A) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja73@GC2@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 18 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*Subject to and in accordance with the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) , there may be appointed persons for the purposes of assisting the Commission in the carrying out of its powers and functions under this Act.
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> > (2) *\[Section 18 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 12 \]*Subject to this Act, the Registrar is responsible to the President for the organization of the work of persons appointed under [subsection (1A)](#GS18@Gs1A@EN) .
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> > (3) *\[Section 18 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 12 \]*. . . . . . . .
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> > (4) Subject to the directions of the President, the Registrar –
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> > > > (a) has and may exercise such powers as are conferred, and shall perform such functions as are imposed, on him by this Act;
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> > > > (b) shall cause to be kept such records of the proceedings of the Commission as are prescribed in the regulations; and
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> > > > (c) has and may exercise such powers, and shall perform such other functions, as are prescribed in the regulations.