141Other officers

1. The Board may appoint any deputy registrars and other officers, employees, and agents that it thinks necessary for the efficient performance of the Board’s functions.

2. The Board may pay to the persons appointed under this section the remuneration that it considers appropriate.

3. The Registrar may delegate any of the functions or powers of the Registrar, either generally or specifically, to a deputy registrar.

4. A deputy registrar may, unless the delegation provides otherwise, perform the function or exercise the power in the same manner, subject to the same restrictions, and with the same effect as if the deputy registrar were the Registrar.

5. If a deputy registrar purports to perform a function or exercise a power under a delegation, the deputy registrar—

6. is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, presumed to do so in accordance with the terms of that delegation; and
7. must produce evidence of his or her authority to do so, if reasonably requested to do so.

8. No delegation under this section—

9. affects or prevents the performance of any function or the exercise of any power by the Registrar; or
10. affects the responsibility of the Registrar for the actions of a deputy registrar acting under the delegation; or
11. is affected by any change in the person holding the office of Registrar.