148Appointment of inspectors

148  Appointment of inspectors

 (1) The Chair may, in writing, appoint a person who is one of the following as an inspector for the purposes of this Act:

 (a) a person who is:

 (ii) an SES employee or acting SES employee;

 (b) a person who is:

 (ii) an APS employee who holds or performs the duties of an Executive Level 2 position or an equivalent position.

Note: The expressions APS employee, SES employee and acting SES employee are defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

 (2) The Chair must not appoint a person as an inspector unless the Chair is satisfied that the person has the knowledge or experience necessary to properly exercise the powers of an inspector.

 (3) An inspector must, in exercising powers as such, comply with any directions of the Chair.

 (4) If a direction is given under subsection (3) in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.