21Appointment of inspectors

21 Appointment of inspectors

(1) The Secretary may, in writing, appoint the following as an inspector: (a) an officer of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority; (b) an employee of Airservices Australia; (c) a person who is able to measure the level of noise emitted by an aircraft. (2) The Secretary must issue to an inspector an identity card, bearing a recent photograph of the person, stating that the person is an inspector appointed under this instrument. (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person ceases to be an inspector; and (b) the person does not return the person’s identity card to the Secretary within 14 days after ceasing to be an inspector.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to return the relevant identity card.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).