New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Delegation by Returning Officer or Chief Registrar

• (1) The Returning Officer may, either generally or particularly, delegate any of the Returning Officer's functions, powers, rights, and duties, except this power of delegation, to—

  • (a) any specified person employed or engaged under section 9; or

  • (b) persons of a specified class employed or engaged under section 9.

  (2) The Chief Registrar may, either generally or particularly, delegate any of the Chief Registrar's functions, powers, rights, and duties, except this power of delegation, to—

  • (a) a specified employee of New Zealand Post Limited; or

  • (b) employees of New Zealand Post Limited of a specified class.

  (3) A delegation under this section must be made in writing, and the document must be signed by the maker of the delegation.

  Compare: 1997 No 13 s 10