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(a) designate one or more persons employed by the
Ministry or other Ministries or Government
organizations to work with the Office of the
Regulator on a secondment basis.
Such
secondments may be part-time or full time, and
shall last for such period of time as indicated in
the notice; and
(b) determine that the Office of the Regulator may share
or otherwise utilize support staff, office premises
and other resources of the Ministry, or another
Government organization.
(6) A person who has been appointed or seconded to the
Office of the Regulator and to whom the Regulator delegates a
responsibility or function or power in writing, shall perform
such of the responsibilities, functions and powers of the
Regulator, as are specified in the delegation, and a delegation
under this subsection may:
(a) authorize a person to make orders or issue licences;
(b) restrict the delegation to specific types of matters, or
to a specific period of time;
(c) be subject to terms, conditions or restrictions; and
(d) be revoked by notice in writing.
(7) In addition to the persons appointed or seconded to the
Office of the Regulator under this section, the Regulator may
appoint such consultants as may be necessary for the efficient
performance of the functions of the Regulator.
(8) all persons appointed or seconded under this section
shall work under the direction of the Regulator in the discharge
of their functions, powers and duties.
(9) The Regulator shall conduct the affairs of the Office of
the Regulator in an open and transparent manner. To this end,
the Regulator shall, from time to time, publish or cause to be
published, notices, rules and procedures governing the operation
of the Office of the Regulator and the Office‟s dealings with the
public.
(10) The regulator shall cause the Office of the Regulator to
establish an official web site to increase the transparency of the
Office‟s affairs to persons inside and outside of Samoa.