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In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:
Census day means the day in a census year appointed by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be a census day for the purpose of the taking of the Census.
census year means a calender year in which the Census is required to be taken in the Territory in pursuance of section six of this Ordinance.
dwelling means a building, erection or tenement, whether permanent or temporary, that is wholly or partly used for the purpose of human habitation, and includes any ship or other vessel in a port in the Territory or on a passage between any two ports in the Territory.
Householder's Schedule includes a personal slip.
officer means a person appointed under section 9 or 23B.
occupier includes a governor, superintendent, officer-in-charge or keeper of a gaol, prison, hospital, lunatic asylum or public or charitable institution.
personal slip means a personal slip referred to in section seventeen of this Ordinance.
ship includes any vessel used in navigation by water.
the Statistician means:
 (a) where a Statistician is appointed for the purposes of both Part III and Part IV — that Statistician; or
 (b) the Statistician appointed for the purposes of Part III or the Statistician appointed for the purposes of Part IV, as the case requires.

Part II Administration

4 Appointment of Statistician

 (1) The Minister may appoint a Statistician for the purposes of Part III.

 (2) The Minister may appoint a Statistician for the purposes of Part IV.

 (3) If no appointment is in force under subsection (1) or (2), the Minister may appoint a Statistician for the purposes of both Parts III and IV.

5 Delegation by the Statistician

 (1) With the approval of the Minister, the Statistician may, by writing under his hand, in relation to a matter or class of matters, delegate any of his powers or functions under this Ordinance (except this power of delegation).

 (2) A power or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by the delegate in accordance with the instrument of delegation.

 (3) A delegation under this section is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Statistician.

Part III Census

6 Taking of the Census

  The Census shall be taken in each year in which the Census is taken in the Commonwealth under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

7 Statistician to take steps for collection of the Census

  It is the duty of the Statistician, subject to the directions of the Minister, to prepare and issue forms and instructions, and to take all necessary steps, for the taking and collection of the