46Secondment of Commonwealth, State or Territory officers etc.

#### 46 Secondment of Commonwealth, State or Territory officers etc. Secondment of Commonwealth officers etc. (1) The Registrar may arrange with: (a) an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999) of an Agency (within the meaning of that Act); or (b) an authority of the Commonwealth; for the services of officers or employees of the Agency or authority to be made available to assist the Registrar in the performance of the Registrar’s functions. Secondment of State or Territory officers etc. (2) The Registrar may arrange with the appropriate authority of a State or Territory for the services of officers or employees of the following to be made available to assist the Registrar in the performance of the Registrar’s functions: (a) the Public Service of the State or Territory; (b) a body, whether incorporated or not, established by or under a law of the State or Territory. (3) An arrangement under subsection (2) may provide for the Commonwealth to reimburse the appropriate authority of a State or Territory with respect to the services of a person to whom the arrangement relates. Directions of the Registrar (4) In assisting the Registrar in the performance of the Registrar’s functions, a person to whom an arrangement under subsection (1) or (2) relates is subject to the directions of the Registrar.