37Appointment of authorised officers

37 Appointment of authorised officers (1) The Chief Health Officer is an authorised officer. (2) The chief executive of an enforcement agency is an authorised officer. (3) A member of the Police Force is an authorised officer while exercising the powers and performing the functions imposed on an authorised officer under this Act. (4) The Chief Health Officer may, in writing, appoint a person to be an authorised officer. (5) Any other enforcement agency that is a body corporate may, in writing, appoint the number of authorised officers it considers necessary for the proper exercise of its powers and performance of its functions for the purposes of this Act. (6) A person is not to be appointed an authorised officer unless the person holds qualifications or experience approved in writing by the Chief Health Officer.

Food Act 2004 23 (7) The Chief Health Officer must prepare and maintain a list of the authorised officers he or she appoints. (8) Each other enforcement agency must prepare and maintain a list of authorised officers appointed by the enforcement agency.