67Appointment of authorised persons (government)

67 Appointment of authorised persons (government) (1) The director-general may appoint a person to be an authorised person (government) for this Act, other than chapter 4 (Non-government Note 3 A reference to an Act includes a reference to a provision of the Act, see the Legislation Act, s 7 (3). (2) The regulations may prescribe a person to be an authorised person (government) for this Act, other than chapter 4. (3) A person may be appointed as an authorised person (government) under subsection (1) only if— (a) the person is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident; and (b) the director-general is satisfied that the person is a suitable person to be appointed, having regard in particular to— (i) whether the person has any criminal convictions; and (ii) the person’s employment record; and (c) the person has satisfactorily completed adequate training to exercise the powers of an authorised person (government) proposed to be given to the person. (4) To remove any doubt, a person may be both an authorised person (government) and an authorised person (non-government).

Division 3.6.2 Inspection powers for government schools