12Appointment of authorised officers

12 Appointment of authorised officers

(1)  The Competent Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint an individual, or a class of individuals, to be authorised officers.

(2)  The appointment of an authorised officer takes effect on –

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

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

(3)  In appointing an authorised officer, the Competent Authority may specify that the appointment is subject to conditions or restrictions relating to –

(a) the powers that are exercisable by the officer; or

(b) when, where and in what circumstances the officer may exercise powers.

(4)  The Competent Authority is to issue each authorised officer who is not a police officer with an identity card containing any prescribed details.

(5)  However, instead of an identity card issued under subsection (4) , the Competent Authority may arrange for an endorsement containing the prescribed details to be placed on –

(a) [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 31, Applied:01 Jan 2013] [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 31, Applied:01 Jan 2013] in the case of an inspector under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 , the identity card issued under section 157 of that Act; or

(b) [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 4 of 2012, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2013] [Section 12 Subsection (5) amended by No. 4 of 2012, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2013] in the case of an authorised officer under the Explosives Act 2012 , the identity card issued under of that Act.