Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016
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17 Functions (1) The waste manager’s functions are— (a) to administer this Act; and (b) any other function given to the waste manager by this Act or another territory law. (2) In the exercise of the waste manager’s functions, the waste manager must have regard to the objects and principles stated in part 2 (Objects and principles). Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity the powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 (1) and dict, pt 1, defs of entity and function).