25Appointment and identification of authorised officers

25 Appointment and identification of authorised officers

25 Appointment and identification of authorised officers

(1) Dams Safety NSW may appoint any of the following persons as an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act—

(a) a member of Dams Safety NSW,

(b) a member of staff of Dams Safety NSW or any other Public Service employee,

(c) a person of a class prescribed by the regulations.

(2) Every authorised officer is to be provided by Dams Safety NSW with an identification card.

(3) The identification card must—

(a) state that it is issued under this Act, and

(b) give the name of the person to whom it is issued and include a photograph of that person, and

(c) state any conditions, limitations or restrictions on the authorised officer’s functions, and

(d) state the date (if any) on which it expires, and

(e) include the signature of the person who issued the card and state the capacity in which the person is acting in issuing the card.

(4) A power conferred on an authorised officer under this Part to enter premises, or to search or take other action on premises, may not be exercised unless the authorised officer proposing to exercise the power is in possession of the identification card issued to the authorised officer and produces the identification card if required to do so by the occupier of the premises.