Under the Statistics Act, the Director of Statistics has the following responsibilities:

i. Conduct Population, Agricultural and Industrial Surveys and Censuses.

ii. Collect, Compile, Analyze and Publish high quality, timely and relevant statistical information relating to the different sectors of the Economy of Trinidad and Tobago.

iii. Collaborate with other Government Departments in the collection, compilation, analysis and publication of statistical data on a continuous and timely basis.

iv. Organize and maintain a co-coordinated set of economic and social statistics relating to Trinidad and Tobago (in accordance with the Statistics Act Chapter 19:02) consistent with International Standards.

The Statistics Act guarantees confidentiality of information collected. It states, specially, that data disseminated by the Central Statistical Office must be reported in a manner to prevent any particulars from being identified as information relating to an individual or undertaking, except with prior consent in writing of that individual or person carrying on the undertaking.

Strict penalties are prescribed under the Act for breach of this confidentiality.