60Federal Safety Officers

60 Federal Safety Officers

(1) The Federal Safety Commissioner may, by written instrument, appoint any of the following persons as a Federal Safety Officer: (a) a person who is an employee of the Commonwealth or who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth; (b) a person who is an employee of a State or Territory or who holds an office or appointment under a law of a State or Territory; (c) a consultant engaged under section 34. (2) The Federal Safety Commissioner must not appoint a person referred to in paragraph (1)(c) as a Federal Safety Officer unless the Federal Safety Commissioner is satisfied that the person is an appropriate person to be appointed as a Federal Safety Officer. (3) The Federal Safety Commissioner is a Federal Safety Officer by force of this subsection. (4) In exercising powers or performing functions as a Federal Safety Officer, a Federal Safety Officer appointed under subsection (1) must comply with any directions of the Federal Safety Commissioner. (5) If a direction under subsection (4) is of general application, the direction is a legislative instrument. (6) If a direction under subsection (4) relates to a particular case, the direction is not a legislative instrument.