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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
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#### 62 Appointment of inspectors
(1) The CEO may, by instrument in writing, appoint any of the following persons as an inspector:
(a) a person who is appointed or employed by the Commonwealth;
(b) a person who is appointed or employed by a State or Territory.
(2) In exercising powers or performing functions as an inspector, an inspector must comply with any directions of the CEO.
(3) The CEO must issue an identity card to an inspector, in the form approved in an instrument under subsection (3A). The identity card must contain a recent photograph of the inspector.
(3A) The CEO may, by notifiable instrument, approve a form for the purposes of subsection (3).
(4) If a person to whom an identity card has been issued ceases to be an inspector, the person must immediately return the identity card to the CEO.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(5) An inspector must carry the identity card at all times when exercising powers or performing functions as an inspector.