sec.71Chief executive may appoint issuing officers

### sec.71 Chief executive may appoint issuing officers The chief executive may appoint an appropriate person as an issuing officer under this Act. The chief executive may, in the appointment— authorise the person to grant a licence or permit for any land to which this Act applies, or a particular mining district, designated fossicking land or fossicking area; or limit the person’s authority to grant a licence or permit to— a particular kind of licence or permit; or a shorter term (stated in the appointment) than the maximum term prescribed by regulation for the licence or permit; or authorise employees of the person to grant licences and permits of a particular kind. The chief executive may authorise an issuing officer (other than an officer of the public service or member or employee of a local government) to charge commission or keep a specified part of the prescribed fee for granting a licence or permit. The commission that may be charged, or part of the prescribed fee that may be kept, must be fixed by regulation. (sec.71-ssec.1) The chief executive may appoint an appropriate person as an issuing officer under this Act. (sec.71-ssec.2) The chief executive may, in the appointment— authorise the person to grant a licence or permit for any land to which this Act applies, or a particular mining district, designated fossicking land or fossicking area; or limit the person’s authority to grant a licence or permit to— a particular kind of licence or permit; or a shorter term (stated in the appointment) than the maximum term prescribed by regulation for the licence or permit; or authorise employees of the person to grant licences and permits of a particular kind. (sec.71-ssec.3) The chief executive may authorise an issuing officer (other than an officer of the public service or member or employee of a local government) to charge commission or keep a specified part of the prescribed fee for granting a licence or permit. (sec.71-ssec.4) The commission that may be charged, or part of the prescribed fee that may be kept, must be fixed by regulation. - (a) authorise the person to grant a licence or permit for any land to which this Act applies, or a particular mining district, designated fossicking land or fossicking area; or - (b) limit the person’s authority to grant a licence or permit to— (i) a particular kind of licence or permit; or (ii) a shorter term (stated in the appointment) than the maximum term prescribed by regulation for the licence or permit; or - (i) a particular kind of licence or permit; or - (ii) a shorter term (stated in the appointment) than the maximum term prescribed by regulation for the licence or permit; or - (c) authorise employees of the person to grant licences and permits of a particular kind. - (i) a particular kind of licence or permit; or - (ii) a shorter term (stated in the appointment) than the maximum term prescribed by regulation for the licence or permit; or