12Authorised officers

12 Authorised officers

Appointment of authorised officers (1) The Director‑General may, by instrument in writing, appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised officer if the Director‑General is reasonably satisfied that the person has received appropriate training: (a) a staff member; (b) a person employed under contract with the Library; (c) a person employed or engaged by a person mentioned in paragraph (b). Identity cards (2) The Director‑General must issue an identity card to an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1). (3) The identity card must: (a) be in the form (if any) approved by the Director‑General; and (b) contain a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued. (4) An authorised officer must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as an authorised officer. (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person ceases to be an authorised officer; and (b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person’s identity card to the Director‑General.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.