23Authorised people

23 Authorised people (1) Each of the following is an authorised person for this Act: (a) a competent authority; (b) a police officer; (c) a person appointed under subsection (2). (2) A competent authority (the appointing competent authority) may appoint a person as an authorised person for this Act. Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3. Note 2 In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207).