Livestock Act 1997
Div 1Administration
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Division 1—Administration 63—Appointments (1) The Minister may appoint— (a) a Chief Inspector of Stock; and (b) deputy Chief Inspectors of Stock; and (c) inspectors. (2) An appointment may be made subject to conditions specified in the instrument of appointment. (3) The Minister may, at any time, revoke an appointment or vary, revoke or add a condition of an appointment. (4) A deputy Chief Inspector of Stock has all the powers and functions of the Chief Inspector of Stock under this or any other Act. (5) A fisheries officer under the Fisheries Management Act 2007 has all the powers and functions of an inspector under this Act in relation to fish. 64—Identification of inspectors (1) An inspector must be issued with an identity card— (a) containing the person's name and a photograph of the person; and (b) stating that the person is an inspector for the purposes of this Act. (2) If the powers of an inspector have been limited by conditions, the identity card issued to the inspector must contain a statement of the limitation on the inspector's powers. (3) An inspector must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the inspector intends to exercise any powers under this or any other Act, produce for the inspection of the person his or her identity card. 65—Analysts The Chief Inspector may approve a person as an analyst for the purposes of this Act. 66—Delegations (1) The Minister may delegate any power or function under this Act to— (a) another Minister; or (b) the Chief Inspector; or (c) any person or body or any person or body of a class specified in the delegation. (2) The Chief Inspector may delegate any power or function under this or any other Act to any person or body or to any person or body of a class specified in the delegation. (3) A delegation under this section— (a) must be by instrument in writing; and (b) may be absolute or conditional; and (c) does not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in any matter; and (d) is revocable at will by the delegator.