Defence Regulation 2016
68TCAuthorised persons
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68TC Authorised persons
APS employee in the Department and Defence contractors (1) The Secretary or the Chief of the Defence Force may, in writing, appoint: (a) a specified person; or (b) a person holding, occupying, or performing the duties of, a specified office or position; to be an authorised person for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(iv) of the definition of authorised person in section 68TA. (2) The Secretary or the Chief of the Defence Force must not appoint a person under subsection (1) unless the person is: (a) an APS employee in the Department; or (b) a Defence contractor performing services for the Department or the Australian Defence Force. Employees of ASA and Defence contractors (3) The Head of ASA may, in writing, appoint: (a) a specified person; or (b) a person holding, occupying, or performing the duties of, a specified office or position; to be an authorised person for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(v) of the definition of authorised person in section 68TA. (4) The Head of ASA must not appoint a person under subsection (3) unless the person is: (a) an employee of ASA; or (b) a Defence contractor performing services for ASA. Employees of ASD and Defence contractors (5) The Director‑General of ASD may, in writing, appoint: (a) a specified person; or (b) a person holding, occupying, or performing the duties of, a specified office or position; to be an authorised person for the purposes of subparagraph (a)(vi) of the definition of authorised person in section 68TA. (6) The Director‑General of ASD must not appoint a person under subsection (5) unless the person is: (a) an employee of ASD; or (b) a Defence contractor performing services for ASD.