sec.25Appointment

sec.25 Appointment

A chief executive of a department (an appointing chief executive ) may appoint any of the following persons as authorised officers— a public service employee or another employee of the department; for the purpose of investigating a particular matter—another person. However, an appointing chief executive may appoint a person as an authorised officer only if— the chief executive is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified for appointment; and the person has the competencies, if any, prescribed under a regulation as relevant to the person’s appointment. A person may be appointed generally or for stated provisions of this Act or another Act. s 25 prev s 25 om 2014 No. 12 s 8 pres s 25 sub 2014 No. 12 s 10 (sec.25-ssec.1) A chief executive of a department (an appointing chief executive ) may appoint any of the following persons as authorised officers— a public service employee or another employee of the department; for the purpose of investigating a particular matter—another person. (sec.25-ssec.2) However, an appointing chief executive may appoint a person as an authorised officer only if— the chief executive is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified for appointment; and the person has the competencies, if any, prescribed under a regulation as relevant to the person’s appointment. (sec.25-ssec.3) A person may be appointed generally or for stated provisions of this Act or another Act.

• (a) a public service employee or another employee of the department;
• (b) for the purpose of investigating a particular matter—another person.
• (a) the chief executive is satisfied the person is appropriately qualified for appointment; and
• (b) the person has the competencies, if any, prescribed under a regulation as relevant to the person’s appointment.