Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.114Appointment and qualifications
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sec.114 Appointment and qualifications
The chief executive may appoint an individual as an inspector. However, an individual may be appointed as an inspector only if— the individual is— a public service officer or public service employee; or employed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited; or included in a class of individuals declared under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for this section; and the chief executive is satisfied the individual has— the necessary expertise or experience to be an inspector; or satisfactorily finished training approved by the chief executive. Subsection (2) does not limit the issues the chief executive may consider when deciding whether to appoint an individual as an inspector. s 114 amd 2020 No. 3 s 136 sch 1 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.114-ssec.1) The chief executive may appoint an individual as an inspector. (sec.114-ssec.2) However, an individual may be appointed as an inspector only if— the individual is— a public service officer or public service employee; or employed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited; or included in a class of individuals declared under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for this section; and the chief executive is satisfied the individual has— the necessary expertise or experience to be an inspector; or satisfactorily finished training approved by the chief executive. (sec.114-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the issues the chief executive may consider when deciding whether to appoint an individual as an inspector.
- (a) the individual is— (i) a public service officer or public service employee; or (ii) employed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited; or (iii) included in a class of individuals declared under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for this section; and
- (i) a public service officer or public service employee; or
- (ii) employed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited; or
- (iii) included in a class of individuals declared under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for this section; and
- (b) the chief executive is satisfied the individual has— (i) the necessary expertise or experience to be an inspector; or (ii) satisfactorily finished training approved by the chief executive.
- (i) the necessary expertise or experience to be an inspector; or
- (ii) satisfactorily finished training approved by the chief executive.
- (i) a public service officer or public service employee; or
- (ii) employed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited; or
- (iii) included in a class of individuals declared under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for this section; and