11Appointment of Competent Authorities

11 Appointment of Competent Authorities

(1)  The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint one or more Competent Authorities for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  The appointment of a Competent Authority takes effect on –

(a) the date specified in the notice that is a date on or after the date the Minister signed the notice; or

(b) if no such date is specified, gazettal.

(3)  The Competent Authority –

(a) may exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of an authorised officer; and

(b) when exercising those powers or performing those functions, has all the immunities of an authorised officer.

(4)  A notice under this section is not –

(a) a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; or

(b) subordinate legislation for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .