The Accounting Standards Board may do all that is necessary or expedient to perform its functions effectively, which includes the power to—
| (a) |
determine its own staff establishment and appoint employees to posts on its staff establishment; |
| (b) |
obtain the services of any person or entity to perform any specific act or function; |
| (c) |
confer with any person or entity; |
| (d) |
acquire or dispose of any right in or to property, but ownership in immovable property may be acquired or disposed of only with the consent of the Minister; |
| (e) |
insure itself against any loss, damage, risk or liability; |
| (f) |
perform legal acts, or institute or defend any legal action in its own name; |
| (g) |
do research and publish reports; and |
| (h) |
do anything that is incidental to the exercise of any of its powers. |
Statistics Act, 1999
