17Appointment of authorised officers

17 Appointment of authorised officers

17 Appointment of authorised officers

(1) A Competent Authority may appoint a person, or persons included in a class of persons, to be an authorised officer or authorised officers.

(2) In appointing authorised officers, a Competent Authority may specify that the appointment is subject to conditions or restrictions relating to—

(a) the powers that are exercisable by those officers, or

(b) when, where and in what circumstances those officers may exercise powers.

(3) A Competent Authority may issue identification cards containing prescribed details to authorised officers.

s 17: Am 2009 No 106, Sch 1.5 [2].