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Tax Agent Services Regulations 2009
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#### 11 Administrative assistance to the Board
(1) For section 60‑80 of the Act:
(a) the Commissioner must, after consulting the Board, make available to the Board a person:
(i) engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; and
(ii) performing duties in the Australian Taxation Office;
to be the secretary of the Board; and
(b) the Commissioner must make available to the Board persons:
(i) engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; and
(ii) performing duties in the Australian Taxation Office;
to provide administrative assistance to the Board; and
(c) the Commissioner is to determine the number of persons having regard to:
(i) the number of persons who would be required to enable the Board to perform its functions and exercise its powers under the Act; and
(ii) the funding that has been allocated, as agreed between the Commissioner and the Board, for the purpose of allowing the Board to perform its functions and exercise its powers under the Act.
> Note 1: Subregulation (1) does not prevent other persons, who are not engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 or who are not performing duties in the Australian Taxation Office from being engaged to perform services related to the performance of the Board’s functions and the exercise of its powers (for example, contractors involved in the establishment of IT systems).
> Note 2: For paragraph (1)(c), the Commissioner also has obligations to promote the efficient, effective and ethical use of Commonwealth resources under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(2) The secretary must:
(a) attend all meetings of the Board; and
(b) keep a record of the proceedings of the Board.
(3) A certificate or other instrument given or issued by the Board is taken to be sufficiently authenticated if signed by the secretary on behalf of the Board.
(4) The secretary may, in writing, delegate any of his or her powers and functions (other than this power of delegation) to a person who has been made available to the Board under paragraph (1)(b).