Electricity Industry Safety and Administration Act 1997
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9 Authorised officers
(1) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jun 2010] The Secretary may authorise –
(a) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jun 2010] persons subject to the Secretary's administrative direction or control; or
(b) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jun 2010] other persons who are in the Secretary's opinion appropriate persons to exercise the powers of authorised officers under this Act –
to exercise powers of authorised officers under this Act.
(2) [Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jun 2010] The Secretary must issue a certificate of authority to each person to whom an authorisation is given under this section.
(3) An authorised officer must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the authorised officer is exercising or proposing to exercise powers under this Act, produce the certificate of authority for inspection.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.