178Appointment of authorised officer

178 Appointment of authorised officer

S. 178(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 140(Sch. 2 item 141).

(1) The Secretary, by instrument, may appoint any person (including any person employed in the Department under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004) who is suitably qualified or trained to exercise the powers of an authorised officer under this Act.

(2) Without limiting the persons who may be appointed under subsection (1), a person authorised under Part 9 of the Road Safety Act 1986 may be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(3) An appointment under this section is for the term, and subject to the conditions, specified in the instrument of appointment.

(4) Without limiting the conditions to which the appointment of an authorised officer may be subject, a condition may specify one or more of the following—

(a) the functions and powers under this Act that may not be exercised by the authorised officer;

(b) the functions and powers under this Act that may be exercised by the authorised officer;

(c) the circumstances or manner in which a function or power under this Act may be exercised by the authorised officer.