Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.101Appointment conditions and limit on powers
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sec.101 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
An authorised officer holds office on any conditions stated in— the officer’s instrument of appointment; or a signed notice given to the officer; or a regulation. Without limiting subsection (1) , the instrument of appointment, a signed notice given to the officer or a regulation may— limit the officer’s functions or powers under this or another Act; or The instrument of appointment, notice or regulation may limit the officer’s functions or powers to stated functions or powers in relation to a compulsory code requirement or the scientific use code. require the officer to give the chief executive stated information or a report about the performance of the officer’s functions or the exercise of the officer’s powers. In this section— signed notice means a notice signed by the chief executive. (sec.101-ssec.1) An authorised officer holds office on any conditions stated in— the officer’s instrument of appointment; or a signed notice given to the officer; or a regulation. (sec.101-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the instrument of appointment, a signed notice given to the officer or a regulation may— limit the officer’s functions or powers under this or another Act; or The instrument of appointment, notice or regulation may limit the officer’s functions or powers to stated functions or powers in relation to a compulsory code requirement or the scientific use code. require the officer to give the chief executive stated information or a report about the performance of the officer’s functions or the exercise of the officer’s powers. (sec.101-ssec.3) In this section— signed notice means a notice signed by the chief executive.
- (a) the officer’s instrument of appointment; or
- (b) a signed notice given to the officer; or
- (c) a regulation.
- (a) limit the officer’s functions or powers under this or another Act; or Example for paragraph (a) — The instrument of appointment, notice or regulation may limit the officer’s functions or powers to stated functions or powers in relation to a compulsory code requirement or the scientific use code.
- (b) require the officer to give the chief executive stated information or a report about the performance of the officer’s functions or the exercise of the officer’s powers.