28Identity cards

28 Identity cards

(1) If a sector regulator appoints an authorised officer under section 27, the sector regulator must—

(a) issue the authorised officer with an identity card that complies with subsection (2); or

(b) if the authorised officer is also appointed by the sector regulator as an authorised officer for the purposes of another Act and has a current identity card issued under that Act (the existing identity card)—

(i) amend the existing identity card so that it complies with the requirements of subsection (2); or

(ii) issue a supplementary identity card complying with any requirements of subsection (2) that are not met by the existing identity card; or

(iii) request the authorised officer to return the existing identity card and issue a new identity card that complies with the requirements of the other Act and subsection (2).

(2) An identity card must—

(a) state the authorised officer's name; and

(b) contain a photograph of the authorised officer; and

(c) state that the person to whom it is issued is an authorised officer appointed by the sector regulator for the purposes of this Part.

(3) An authorised officer must return the identity card issued or amended under this section to the sector regulator as soon as practicable after their appointment as an authorised officer under section 27 expires or is revoked.

New s. 29 inserted by No. 63/2016 s. 8, substituted by No. 23/2021 s. 24.