13Powers of officers

13 Powers of officers

Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare: (a) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to appoint a person by written instrument under section 90‑3 of the Aged Care Act to be an authorised officer for the purposes of section 93‑1 of that Act, but only in relation to a matter described in paragraph 93‑1(2)(b) of that Act; (b) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to obtain information and documents in accordance with subsection 93‑1 (1) of the Aged Care Act, by requiring a person to attend before an authorised officer, but only in relation to a matter described in paragraph 93‑1(2)(b) of that Act; (c) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to cause an identity card to be issued in accordance with section 94‑1 of the Aged Care Act: (i) to each person appointed by the Chief Executive Medicare under the function prescribed by paragraph (a); and (ii) which specifies, in addition to the matters mentioned in subsections 94‑1(2) and (3) of the Aged Care Act, that the person to whom the card is issued is appointed as an authorised officer only in relation to a matter described in paragraph 93‑1(2)(b) of that Act.