Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.49State officers and helpers
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sec.49 State officers and helpers
Subsection (2) applies to the following persons (each a State officer )— an inspector or State analyst; a health Act official; a person employed within a part of the department known as Forensic and Scientific Services; a police officer; the Director of Forensic Science Queensland; a staff member of Forensic Science Queensland. A State officer does not commit an offence against this Act only because the State officer performs the officer’s functions or exercises the officer’s powers. A person does not commit an offence against this Act if the person helps a State officer to perform the officer’s functions or exercise the officer’s powers. In this section— health Act official means— a health ombudsman official; or a person appointed as an authorised person or security officer under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or a person appointed as an authorised person or State analyst under the Public Health Act 2005 . s 49 amd 2024 No. 8 s 59 (sec.49-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to the following persons (each a State officer )— an inspector or State analyst; a health Act official; a person employed within a part of the department known as Forensic and Scientific Services; a police officer; the Director of Forensic Science Queensland; a staff member of Forensic Science Queensland. (sec.49-ssec.2) A State officer does not commit an offence against this Act only because the State officer performs the officer’s functions or exercises the officer’s powers. (sec.49-ssec.3) A person does not commit an offence against this Act if the person helps a State officer to perform the officer’s functions or exercise the officer’s powers. (sec.49-ssec.4) In this section— health Act official means— a health ombudsman official; or a person appointed as an authorised person or security officer under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or a person appointed as an authorised person or State analyst under the Public Health Act 2005 .
- (a) an inspector or State analyst;
- (b) a health Act official;
- (c) a person employed within a part of the department known as Forensic and Scientific Services;
- (d) a police officer;
- (e) the Director of Forensic Science Queensland;
- (f) a staff member of Forensic Science Queensland.
- (a) a health ombudsman official; or
- (b) a person appointed as an authorised person or security officer under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 ; or
- (c) a person appointed as an authorised person or State analyst under the Public Health Act 2005 .