543Youth justice officers

543 Youth justice officers (1) The Secretary— (a) has the duty of generally supervising all probation work under this Act; and (b) has the powers and duties prescribed by or under this Act. (2) There are to be employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004** as many youth justice officers for the Court as are necessary to be employed. (3) A youth justice officer employed under subsection (2) has the powers and duties prescribed by or under this Act. (4) The Secretary may, by instrument published in the Government Gazette, appoint as an honorary youth justice officer any fit and proper person who is willing to exercise and perform the powers and duties given to honorary youth justice officers by or under this Act. (5) An honorary youth justice officer is not in respect of the office of honorary youth justice officer subject to the **Public Administration Act 2004**. (6) A youth justice officer is, in relation to a probation order, subject to the direction of the Court but otherwise he or she is subject to the direction and control of the Secretary. (7) The Secretary must co-ordinate the activities of youth justice officers.